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Edith Emily Swan

Birth
Death
Mar 1959 (aged 68)
Burial
Littlehampton, Arun District, West Sussex, England Add to Map
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Convicted poison-pen letter writer of the 1920s in Littlehampton, West Sussex.

Now the subject of the comedic film Wicked Little Letters (2024) featuring Olivia Colman as Edith.


Useful summary to the case on the West Sussex Record Office blog.


For further background reading read The Littlehampton Libels by Christopher Hilliard and Penning Poison by Emily Cockayne.



Convicted poison-pen letter writer of the 1920s in Littlehampton, West Sussex.

Now the subject of the comedic film Wicked Little Letters (2024) featuring Olivia Colman as Edith.


Useful summary to the case on the West Sussex Record Office blog.


For further background reading read The Littlehampton Libels by Christopher Hilliard and Penning Poison by Emily Cockayne.




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  • Created by: Starfruit
  • Added: Feb 29, 2024
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/265914219/edith_emily-swan: accessed ), memorial page for Edith Emily Swan (25 Nov 1890–Mar 1959), Find a Grave Memorial ID 265914219, citing Littlehampton Cemetery, Littlehampton, Arun District, West Sussex, England; Maintained by Starfruit (contributor 50434837).