Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction. Speaking Letters 1
4. Chapter 1. The Perils of the Post Office 19
5. Chapter 2. Mapping the Epistolary World 47
6. Chapter 3. Networking in the Epistolary World 78
7. Chapter 4. Nurturing the Epistolary World 113
8. Chapter 5. New Networks and Letters Less Familiar 140
9. Chapter 6. Stirring News and the Role of the Letter 169
10. Postscript 197
11. Notes 205
12. Index 255
13. Acknowledgments 263