Getting the Message: The Story of the British Post Office

by Christopher Browne

Recounts the history of British mail from 1635, when Charles I opened the royal postal system to the public, to the present. Along the route are the penny post, the telegraph, the telephone, the fax (first sent in 1842), valentines, government interceptions, microchips, and some interesting personalities. Well illustrated. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

224 pages, Hardcover

First published December 1, 1993