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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.

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      Publisher: Oxford University Press
      Publication Date: 9/25/2025
      ISBN13: 9780198795063, 978-0198795063
      ISBN10: 0198795068
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      Book Synopsis
      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.

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