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Penning poison : a history of anonymous letters / by Cockayne, Emily,1973-author.(CARDINAL)883297;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-289) and index.Introduction: Dear Madam -- 1. Gossip: Major Eliot's maiden sisters -- 2. Tip-offs: Undermined coalmasters in Staffordshire -- 3. Threats: Lord Dorington's in danger -- 4. Obscenity: Peer's perversion uncovered -- 5. Libels: 'er at number 14 is dirty -- 6. Detectives say -- 7. Media: Herbert Austin robs men's brains -- 8. Local stories: And Winifred Simner sows discontent -- Conclusion: unsigned."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 libellous, others bizarre. Technology, new postal networks, forensic techniques, and the emergence of professional police all influence the phenomenon of poison letter campaigns. This book puts the letters back into their local and psychology context, extending the work of detectives, to discover who may have written them and why." --
Subjects: History.; Anonymous letters.; Hate mail; Letter writing;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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To best the boys / by Weber, Mary(Mary Christine),author.(CARDINAL)615755;
Every year for the past fifty-four years, the residents of Pinsbury Port receive a mysterious letter inviting all eligible-aged boys to compete for an esteemed scholarship to the all-male Stemwick University. Every year, the poorer residents look to see that their names are on the list. The wealthier look to see how likely their sons are to survive. And Rhen Tellur opens it to see if she can derive which substances the ink and parchment are created from, using her father's microscope. In the province of Caldon, where women are trained in wifely duties and men are encouraged into collegiate education, sixteen-year-old Rhen Tellur wants nothing more than to become a scientist. As the poor of her seaside town fall prey to a deadly disease, she and her father work desperately to find a cure. But when her Mum succumbs to it as well? Rhen decides to take the future into her own hands--through the annual all-male scholarship competition. With her cousin, Seleni, by her side, the girls don disguises and enter Mr. Holm's labyrinth, to best the boys and claim the scholarship prize. Except not everyone's ready for a girl who doesn't know her place. And not everyone survives the maze.
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Young adult fiction.; Disguise; Anonymous letters; Competition; Labyrinths;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 5
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Two's a crowd [audio-enabled device] by Swanson, Matthew,1974-author.(CARDINAL)343047; Behr, Robbi,illustrator.(CARDINAL)343046; Parker, Cassandra,narrator.; Findaway World, LLC.(CARDINAL)345268;
Read by Cassandra Parker.When Moxie McCoy's friend Emily receives a suspicious anonymous letter, Moxie and her little brother Milton investigate, but they must learn to get along together to solve the case.Grades 3-6.
Subjects: Children's audiobooks.; Detective and mystery fiction.; Anonymous letters; Siblings; Siblings.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Beneath the skin [large print] by French, Nicci.(CARDINAL)343846;
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Large print books.; Psychological fiction.; Anonymous letters; Women; Women.; Womyn.;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Desert places : a novel of terror / by Crouch, Blake.(CARDINAL)281215;
Subjects: Fiction.; Anonymous letters; Extortion; Murder victims; Novelists; North Caroliniana.;
Available copies: 16 / Total copies: 19
On-line resources: Suggest title for digitization;
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Dingley Falls : a novel / by Malone, Michael,1942-2022.;
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; City and town life; Anonymous letters; Hate mail;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 5
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Dingley Falls / by Malone, Michael,1942-2022.;
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Novels.; Anonymous letters; Hate mail; City and town life;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Wicked little letters [videorecording] / by Sharrock, Thea,1976-film director.; Sweet, Jonny,screenwriter.; Broadbent, Graham,film producer.(CARDINAL)847447; Czernin, Peter,film producer.; Sinclair, Ed,film producer.; Colman, Olivia,film producer,actor.(CARDINAL)344876; Wallett, Jo,film producer.; Buckley, Jessie,1989-actor.; Vasan, Anjana,actor.; Scanlan, Joanna,actor.; Jones, Gemma,actor.(CARDINAL)842544; Kirby, Malachi,1989-actor.; Adefope, Lolly,1990-actor.; Atkins, Eileen,1934-actor.(CARDINAL)340142; Spall, Timothy,1957-actor.(CARDINAL)532049; Blueprint Pictures (London, England),production company.; FilmFour (Firm),presenter.(CARDINAL)346669; People Person Pictures,production company.; Sony Pictures Classics (Firm),presenter.(CARDINAL)282400; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.(CARDINAL)282399; South of the River Pictures,production company.; StudioCanal Limited,presenter.(CARDINAL)825675;
Director of photography, Ben Davis ; edited by Melanie Ann Oliver ; music by Isobel Waller-Bridge.Olivia Colman, Jessie Buckley, Anjana Vasan, Joanna Scanlan, Gemma Jones, Malachi Kirby, Lolly Adefope, Eileen Atkins, Timothy Spall.Based on a stranger than fiction true story, this ferociously funny mystery follows two neighbors: deeply conservative Edith Swan and foul-mouthed Rose Gooding. When Edith begins to receive wicked letters full of hilarious profanities, Rose is charged with the crime. However, as the towns women begin to investigate themselves, they suspect that something is amiss.MPAA rating: R; for language throughout and sexual material.English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).DVD-R, region 1; 1.85:1 wide screen; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Comedy films.; Historical films.; Detective and mystery films.; Feature films.; Fiction films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Hate mail; Anonymous letters; Small cities; Women;
Available copies: 25 / Total copies: 27
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Desert places : a thriller / by Crouch, Blake.(CARDINAL)281215;
Andrew Z. Thomas is a successful writer of suspense thrillers, living the dream at his lake house in the piedmont of North Carolina. One afternoon in late spring, he receives a bizarre letter that eventually threatens his career, his sanity, and the lives of everyone he loves. A murderer is designing his future, and for the life of him, Andrew can't get away.
Subjects: Horror fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Thrillers (Fiction); Anonymous letters; Extortion; Murder victims; Novelists;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The moving finger [sound recording] / by Christie, Agatha,1890-1976,author.(CARDINAL)140064; Grant, Richard E.narrator;
In the quaint town of Lymstock disruption occurs when vicious poison-pen letters arrive. Unsure of who is sending the letters, the townspeople start to blame one another, and one recipient even committed suicide. Fortunately help arises when Miss Jane Marple steps into the picture as she was conveniently staying as a houseguest in Lymstock at the time.Performed by Richard E. Grant.Compact discs.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Audiobooks.; Marple, Jane (Fictitious character); Women detectives; Anonymous letters;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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