Penning Poison: A history of anonymous letters Religion_Gift_Guide The Light Streamed Beneath It

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Penning Poison: A history of anonymous letters Religion_Gift_Guide The Light Streamed Beneath ItAccusatory, libellous, or just bizarre, Penning Poison unveils the history of anonymous letter writing. 'er at number 14 is dirty Receiving an unexpected and unsigned note is a disconcerting experience. In Penning Poison, Emily Cockayne traces the stories of such letters to all corners of English society over the period 1760 1939. She uncovers scandal, deception, class enmity, personal tragedy, and great loneliness. Some messages were accusatory, some