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The 19th and early 20th centuries saw an explosion of malicious letters penned by

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BBC History Magazine

31 August, 2023

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Letters

Reading Laura Mauro’s “Japanese Toilet Ghosts” [FT459:30-35], reminded me of a less well known fear in the Western world, which –according to the modern rabbinical Internet resource site TheTorah.com

The TLS

Prince of the printed word

Tactful notes from a literary self-promoter

Yours

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Pick of the week’s correspondence

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Good tidings we bring

HELLO, little one!” Penny Dauntless greeted a robin-redbreast, who cocked his head as she pushed along her trolley of post on the daily round. “How often is there such a perfect mid-December morning?”

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The culture shapers: cosy crime

Oh, the joy of curling up on a winter’s afternoon to immerse oneself in a compelling crime novel or TV drama featuring victims and sleuths. The story will be set in a picturesque, seemingly safe place