Penning poison : a history of anonymous letters
Cockayne, Emily, 1973-2023
Book
'Penning Poison' is about anonymity, emotion, and detection. Gathering surviving anonymous letters penned in England between 1760-1939 together, it identifies possible authors and explores the impact they had on individuals and communities, charting how developments in postal services, detection, and the media influenced writers and their targets.
Main title:
Penning poison : a history of anonymous letters / Emily Cockayne.
Author:
Cockayne, Emily, 1973-, author
Imprint:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023.
Collation:
320 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 22 cm
ISBN:
9780198795056 (hbk)
Dewey class:
364.156
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
3680034