Dead Letters: Censorship and subversion in New Zealand 1914–1920 eBook

In 1918, a miner on the run from the military wrote a letter to his sweetheart. Two months later he was in jail. Like millions of others, his letter had been steamed open by a team of censors shrouded in secrecy. Using their confiscated mail as a starting point, Dead Letters reveals the remarkable stories of people caught in the web of wartime surveillance. Among them were a feisty German-born socialist, an affectionate Irish nationalist, a love-struck miner, an aspiring Maxim Gorky, and two mystical dairy farmers with a poetic bent. Military censorship within New Zealand meant that their letters were stopped, confiscated, and filed away, sealed and unread for over 100 years. Until now.

Dead Letters Censorship and subversion in New Zealand 1914–1920 by Jared Davidson and Publisher Otago University Press. Save up to 80% by choosing the eTextbook option for ISBN: 9781988531953, 1988531950. The print version of this textbook is ISBN: 9781988531526, 1988531527.