Today’s episode explores the concept (and many faces) of poison pen writings, why they are similar, how they are connected to crime, and, of course, the currently most famous anonymous writings of Lady Whistledown.
This episode was researched, written and narrated by me, Helidth Ravenholm
Sound editing and technical support was done by C. Reid
Music by LiteSaturation and Ashot Danielyan on Pixabay
Show Notes
https://journals.lww.com/academicmedicine/abstract/1998/05000/poison_pen_letters,_due_process,_and_medical.23.aspx
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/jun/27/poison-pen-letters-parochial-england
https://cloud-platform-e218f50a4812967ba1215eaecede923f.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/sites/30/2016/07/LC.-147-CRIMINAL-LAW-REPORT-ON-POISON-PEN-LETTERS.pdf
https://lithub.com/epistolary-gossip-on-the-history-and-morality-of-the-poison-pen-letter
https://www.history.co.uk/articles/the-true-story-of-the-foul-mouthed-poison-pen-letters-that-inspired-olivia-colmans-wicked
https://crimereads.com/poison-pen-letter
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/circleville-letters-author-unmask
https://westsussexrecordofficeblog.com/2024/02/20/what-happened-in-littlehampton-in-the-1920s
https://www.vogue.com/article/bridgerton-the-real-life-lady-whistledowns-of-regency-era-england
https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts-and-culture/a34908967/bridgerton-lady-whistledown-gossip-scandal-sheets-history
https://allthatsinteresting.com/circleville-letters
https://fatherwantsusdead.com/the-watcher
https://www.thecut.com/article/the-haunting-of-657-boulevard-in-westfield-new-jersey.html
https://www.neh.gov/article/benjamin-franklin-and-pamphlet-wars
https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/inspire-me/18th-century-satire-and-scandal/
https://jaapl.org/content/early/2023/02/23/JAAPL.220078-22 – Cyberbullying and Adolescent Suicide
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-64871816
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-06-15/new-laws-esafety-online-abuse-penalties-trolling/100217376