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1. • • A 16-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 51-year-old man was found dead in a residential street in West Sussex. Sussex Police said it was called to Gladonian Road, in the seaside town of Littlehampton, after the man was found around 6am on Sunday.
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   How did the Littlehampton letters start?

   • The Littlehampton letters started in 1919 with the two neighbours, Edith Swann and Rose Gooding, whose close friendship breaks down after Edith reports Rose to the NSPCC. Soon after, Edith and other members of Littlehampton start receiving poison pen letters full of threats and bizarre obscenities.

   The true story of the foul-mouthed poison pen letters that inspired

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   What happened in the Littlehampton libels?

   • In his 2017 book The Littlehampton Libels, Chris Hilliard delves into the social context of the tale. ‘The conflict broke along the divisions between established residents and newcomers, between respectable families and those with damaging secrets,’ he writes.

   Wicked Littlehampton Letters: The True Story Behind The Scandal

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   Did Littlehampton once have a battleground?

   • Spoiler Alert: This article solves the scandalous mystery! On Littlehampton’s Western Road, a pretty pebble-dashed cottage sits cosily beside its neighbours. It’s hard to imagine that it was once the site of a battleground – a foul-mouthed feud between two families and a mystery that had Sussex gossip mongers enthralled.

   Wicked Littlehampton Letters: The True Story Behind The Scandal

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   Is Littlehampton based on a true story?

   • The film is inspired by the real-life scandal that rocked the sleepy town of Littlehampton, Sussex, in the 1920s. In 1918, an Irish migrant called Rose Gooding settled into the small seaside town of Littlehampton and struck up an unlikely friendship with her neighbour: the sanctimonious and deeply conservative Edith Swan.

   Is Wicked Little Letters based on a true story? - Radio Times

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   Why did Bert and Edith leave Littlehampton?

   • The Littlehampton libels’ long campaign saw Bert temporarily break off his engagement with Edith after receiving a letter claiming she was pregnant by a local policeman, and Edith’s livelihood suffered when defamatory notes were sent to her laundry clients.

   Wicked Littlehampton Letters: The True Story Behind The Scandal

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   Why did Littlehampton laundress Edith Swan?

   • As the film makes clear, and Olivia Colman emphasises so brilliantly, no one knows to this day why Littlehampton laundress Edith Swan did it – why she wrote so many obscene letters, why she led a determined campaign to frame Rose, and why she continued to deny it all despite absolutely concrete evidence.

   Sensational Sussex miscarriage of justice – the true story behind

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3. www.greatbritishlife.co.uk › magazines › sussexWicked Littlehampton Letters: The True Story Behind The ...

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   Apr 1, 2024 · The true story behind these malicious missives is now the subject of Wicked Little Letters, which was released in UK cinemas on 23 February, and stars Olivia Colman as Edith, Jessie Buckley as Rose, and Anjana Vasan as Inspector Moss.

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4. www.sussexexpress.co.uk › heritage-and-retro › retroSensational Sussex miscarriage of justice – the true story ...

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   Mar 6, 2024 · Wicked Little Letters: Follow the libel trail with Littlehampton Museum and see where the real drama happened. In the Worthing Herald on Saturday, July 30, 1921, the headline screamed 'INNOCENT WOMAN IMPRISONED' and the report highlighted Rose's 'terrible ordeal'.

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6. www.history.co.uk › articles › the-true-story-of-theThe true story of the foul-mouthed poison pen letters that ...

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   When Edith Swann (played by Olivia Colman) and fellow residents begin to receive threatening letters full of unintentionally hilarious profanities, foul-mouthed Irish migrant Rose Gooding (Jessie Buckley), is charged with the crime. The anonymous letters prompt a national uproar, and a trial ensues.

7. westsussexrecordofficeblog.com › 2024/02/20 › whatLibellous Letters in Littlehampton – West Sussex Record Office

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   Feb 20, 2024 · With the upcoming release of ‘Wicked Little Letters’ set for the 23 rd of February; we thought it best to delve into the true backstory of this poison-pen case from 1920s Littlehampton. It was quite exciting for us at the Record Office to learn that a film about a case that happened within our borders, but I had not heard of it before.

8. www.denofgeek.com › movies › its-harder-toIt’s Harder to Sympathise with Wicked Little Letters’ True Story

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   Feb 28, 2024 · The Real Edith Swan. The real-life case of “The Littlehampton Libels” makes it tougher to celebrate Edith’s behaviour. The film shows her having started the filthy letters chiefly to gain...

9. www.radiotimes.com › movies › wicked-little-lettersIs Wicked Little Letters based on a true story? - Radio Times

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   Jul 31, 2024 · In 1918, an Irish migrant called Rose Gooding settled into the small seaside town of Littlehampton and struck up an unlikely friendship with her neighbour: the sanctimonious and deeply...

10. www.bbc.co.uk › news › uk-england-sussex-68423580Littlehampton: Wicked Little Letters based on 100-year-old ...

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    BBC News, South East. The director of a film set in Sussex that stars Olivia Colman has said the film was based on a real scandal which gripped Littlehampton in 1920. Anonymous abusive messages,...