First published in 1879, Ella Cheever Thayer&rsquo;s novel, &ldquo;Wired Love&rdquo; (AKA: &quot;<i>Wired Love: A Romance Of Dots And Dashes</i>&quot;), tells the story of a young telegraph operator named Nattie who begins a flirtation with &ldquo;C&rdquo; &mdash; another operator some fifty miles down the line. The story includes a few romcom-esque staples such as an identity mix-up, a sudden breakup and a dramatic revelation of who &ldquo;C&rdquo; really is.