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Letters from prison testifying to deeply held ethical principles have a long history, extending from antiquity to the present day. In the early modern era, the rise of printing houses helped turn these letters into a powerful form of political and religious resistance. W. Clark Gilpin's book examines how prison writers in England, ranging from archbishops to Quaker women, consolidate the prison letter as a literary form.

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This page is a summary of: Front Matter, June 2024, The Pennsylvania State University Press,
DOI: 10.5325/jj.16394415.1.
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