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A poison pen letter (or poisoned pen letter) is a letter or note containing unpleasant, abusive, or malicious statements or accusations about the recipient or a third party.
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Poison Pen is a 1939 British drama film directed by Paul L. Stein and starring Flora Robson, Reginald Tate and Ann Todd. It was based on the 1937 play of the same title by Richard Llewellyn.
Learn about the true story of the foul-mouthed letters that scandalised a 1920s English seaside town and inspired a new film starring Olivia Colman. Historian Emily Cockayne explains the context, the cases and the cultural significance of this historical phenomenon.
Jan 8, 2024 · In the early twentieth century one genre of anonymous letter became so prominent it was given a name: the “poison pen” letter. Coined in America, the term “poison pen” was first used in 1911 in a headline for an article in the Maryland Evening Post.
- Emily Cockayne
May 23, 2024 · Poison pen letters are nasty anonymous letters which are intended to upset the addressee. They differ from blackmail, which is intended to extract something, in that they are purely malicious. A poison pen letter can elicit anger, fear, and a general feeling of upset from the person who receives it, much to the delight of the author.
THE mighty pen is rarely deadlier than in an initial public offering (IPO), when one poisoned nib can fell a multimillion-dollar deal. But the dreaded poison pen has killed late-stage IPOs only a handful of times in the 14 years since the adoption of a public-scrutiny process in Singapore's IPO framework.
