J. L. Kieve, The Electric Telegraph: a Social and Economic History. Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1973. 310 pp. 18 plates. 2 maps. 7 line illus. £6·00 — J. L. Kieve, The Electric Telegraph: a Social and Economic History. Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1973. 310 pp. 18 plates. 2 maps. 7 line illus. £6·00 — the latest coverage, the community and the facts.