The rise of the poison pen: 6 cases of anonymous hate mail in Britain

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Cockayne, Emily (2023) The rise of the poison pen: 6 cases of anonymous hate mail in Britain. BBC History Magazine, October. pp. 40-45.

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Abstract

The 19th and early 20th centuries saw an explosion of malicious letters penned by anonymous authors. As Emily Cockayne reveals via six cases, these messages often reflected the fears and prejudices that stalked Britain

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	anonymous letters,hate mail
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Arts and Humanities > School of History
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Research Groups > Gender and Its Intersections
Related URLs:	https://www.historyextra.com/period/20th...
Depositing User:	LivePure Connector
Date Deposited:	11 Sep 2023 11:30
Last Modified:	15 Jul 2025 09:42
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/93033
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