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9. Death Row Penfriends
Some Effects of Letter Writing on Identity and Relationships
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Janet Maybin
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Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- 1. Introduction 1
- 2. Letters and the Social Grounding of Differentiated Genres 15
- 3. The Familiar Letter and Social Refinement in America, 1750–1800 31
- 4. Letter Writing in a Cornish Community in the 1790s 43
- 5. English Pauper Letters 1800–34, and the English Language 63
- 6. The Materiality of Letter Writing 83
- 7. Letter-Writing Instruction in 19th Century Schools in the United States 109
- 8. Young Children’s Explorations of Letter Writing 131
- 9. Death Row Penfriends 151
- 10. ‘ Absolute Truly Brill to See From You’ 179
- 11. True Traces 199
- 12. Teaching Letters 209
- 13. Computer-Mediated Communication 233
- Author biographies 253
- Index of Names 257
- Index of Subjects 259
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- 1. Introduction 1
- 2. Letters and the Social Grounding of Differentiated Genres 15
- 3. The Familiar Letter and Social Refinement in America, 1750–1800 31
- 4. Letter Writing in a Cornish Community in the 1790s 43
- 5. English Pauper Letters 1800–34, and the English Language 63
- 6. The Materiality of Letter Writing 83
- 7. Letter-Writing Instruction in 19th Century Schools in the United States 109
- 8. Young Children’s Explorations of Letter Writing 131
- 9. Death Row Penfriends 151
- 10. ‘ Absolute Truly Brill to See From You’ 179
- 11. True Traces 199
- 12. Teaching Letters 209
- 13. Computer-Mediated Communication 233
- Author biographies 253
- Index of Names 257
- Index of Subjects 259
