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Grave Matters

E.R. Shushan

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Random House USA Inc
05 September 1990
Encyclopaedias & reference works; Coping with death & bereavement
A curious collection of 500 actual epitaphs, from which we learn of grieving spouses, fatal gluttony, vengeful relations, and all manner of partin commentary

People have wanted to have the last word from the beginning of time-and they've been writing their own for almost as long. Their wise, witty and often bizarre last messages have now been immortalized in Grave Matters, this wonderfully entertaining collection of epitaphs taken from headstones, church records and historical accounts in the United States and the British Isles.

The epitaphs in Grave Matters span four centuries, and make memorable use of poetry, epigrams and surprising turns of phrase to make parting comments that range from the wry . . .

On the 29th of November,

A confounded piece of timber

Came down, bang slam,

And killed I, John Lamb.

Huntingdon, England

1700

to the satisfied. . . .

THOMAS ALLEYN AND HIS TWO WIVES

Death here advantage hath of life I spye,

One husband with two wifes at once may lye.

Witchingham, England

1650

to the short and sweet. . . .

Going, But Know Not Where

Putnam, CT.

1918

A fascinating look at the way people lived and died in days gone by, Grave Matters is the perfect addition to any library for the literary, the learned and (especially) the living.
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Imprint:   Random House USA Inc
Dimensions:   Height: 216mm,  Width: 140mm,  Spine: 13mm
Weight:   289g
ISBN:   9780345364708
ISBN 10:   0345364708
Pages:   224
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

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