W. Morgan Petty is the creation of Brian Bethell. W. Morgan Petty would write crank letters to numerous organizations expressing typical concerns for mid-1980s Britain like nuclear war and the common market. Collections of his letters include: The Defence Diaries of W. Morgan Petty (1985) (Penguin: ; Random House: ) European Entries: the Common Market Papers of W. Morgan Petty (1986) (Penguin: ; Viking: ) See also Henry Root Hoaxers English satirists