Posting It

Author: Catherine J. Golden
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Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 0813035414

Posting It: The Victorian Revolution in Letter Writing

"A beautifully researched study of how the Victorian Penny Post altered human relations. Get Posting It literature books for free.
As Golden eloquently documents, family and friends could, at last, easily keep in touch with distant relatives, but cheap postage also provided new opportunities for blackmailers and con artists. In her richly textured study, we learn not only about the pervasive use of letters as a literary device in fiction, but also the immense increase in paraphernalia related to the writing and sending of a letter or that new invention, the postcard. Anyone interested in the complex relationship between material and cultural change will find this book illuminating."--Martha Vicinus, University of Michigan
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