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Penning Poison: A history of anonymous letters Cockayne, Dr Emily (Associate Professor in Early Modern History, Associate Professor in Early Modern History, University of East Anglia)
Penning Poison: A history of anonymous letters
Cockayne, Dr Emily (Associate Professor in Early Modern History, Associate Professor in Early Modern History, University of East Anglia)
This book 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.
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | September 25, 2025 |
| ISBN13 | 9780198795063 |
| Publishers | Oxford University Press |
| Pages | 320 |
| Dimensions | 129 × 196 × 26 mm · 278 g |
| Language | English |