In 19th-century England, letters were one of the few ways to communicate. But most people dreaded the postmans knock. Postage was high, and the receiver, not the sender, had to pay for the letter. As ...
Why the Victorians needed a revolution in letter writing -- Signed, sealed, delivered : mulreadies, caricatures, and the Penny Black -- "Why is a raven...?" : the rise of postal products from Alice's ...
WOULD you pay a full day’s earnings just to receive an e-mail message from me? On those terms, I bet you wouldn’t welcome hearing from me very often. In England in 1830, postage for letters was ...