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Mail Obsession

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In Mail Obsession, Mark Mason takes a humorous stroll through each of Britain's 124 postcodes, revealing with delight the unusual trivia and facts about each area of a country he clearly adores. Witty and punchy, Mail Obsession leaps from postcode to postcode, revealing the extraordinary tales and facts behind even the most unassuming area codes. Along the way, Mark learns many surprising and entertaining things about the British as he delves into the fascinating history of the Royal Mail, learning about postcodes, Penny Reds and Oscar Wilde's unusual but hilarious method of posting a letter: too busy or too lazy to deliver it himself, he would fling it out the window, knowing a helpful passer-by would assume it had been dropped by accident and put it into a nearby letter-box. This is a story about stories. Mark Mason uncovers an alternative history of Britain by associating each postcode one at a time. Compiling anecdotes with dry wit, Mail Obsession assembles an amusing jigsaw of Britain from the pieces of each of its 124 postcode areas.

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