Nineteenth-Century Communications: A Documentary History, 1780-1918

This volume focuses on the development of mail services between ca. 1780 and 1860. It takes as its starting point John Palmer's proposal to reform the mail coach system in the 1780s. As part of this volume, the following themes and subjects are covered: Mail services prior to the introduction of the penny post, including the rise and fall of the mail coach; correspondence and surveillance during...