Grave Matters
Author: Shushan, E.R.
ISBN: 9780345364708
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 05 Sep 1990
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback / softback
b>A curious collection of 500 actual epitaphs, from which we learn of grieving spouses, fatal gluttony, vengeful relations, and all manner of partin commentarybr>/b>br>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 i>Grave Matters/i>, this wonderfully entertaining collection of epitaphs taken from headstones, church records and historical accounts in the United States and the British Isles.br> br> The epitaphs in i>Grave Matters/i> span four centuries, and make memorable use of poetry, epigrams and surprising turns of phrase to make parting comments that range from the wry . . . br> br> b>i>On the 29th of November,/i>/b>br> b>i>A confounded piece of timber/i>/b>br> b>i>Came down, bang slam,/i>/b>br> b>i>And killed I, John Lamb./i>/b>br> i>Huntingdon, England/i>br> i>1700/i>br> i>/i>br> to the satisfied. . . . br> br> b>i>THOMAS ALLEYN AND HIS TWO WIVES/i>/b>br> b>i>Death here advantage hath of life I spye,br> One husband with two wifes at once may lye./i>/b>br> i>Witchingham, England/i>br> i>1650/i>br> br> to the short and sweet. . . . br>br> b>i>Going, But Know Not Where/i>/b>br> i>Putnam, CT./i>br> i>1918/i>br> br> A fascinating look at the way people lived and died in days gone by, i>Grave Matters/i> is the perfect addition to any library for the literary, the learned and (especially) the living.
ISBN: 9780345364708
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 05 Sep 1990
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback / softback
b>A curious collection of 500 actual epitaphs, from which we learn of grieving spouses, fatal gluttony, vengeful relations, and all manner of partin commentarybr>/b>br>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 i>Grave Matters/i>, this wonderfully entertaining collection of epitaphs taken from headstones, church records and historical accounts in the United States and the British Isles.br> br> The epitaphs in i>Grave Matters/i> span four centuries, and make memorable use of poetry, epigrams and surprising turns of phrase to make parting comments that range from the wry . . . br> br> b>i>On the 29th of November,/i>/b>br> b>i>A confounded piece of timber/i>/b>br> b>i>Came down, bang slam,/i>/b>br> b>i>And killed I, John Lamb./i>/b>br> i>Huntingdon, England/i>br> i>1700/i>br> i>/i>br> to the satisfied. . . . br> br> b>i>THOMAS ALLEYN AND HIS TWO WIVES/i>/b>br> b>i>Death here advantage hath of life I spye,br> One husband with two wifes at once may lye./i>/b>br> i>Witchingham, England/i>br> i>1650/i>br> br> to the short and sweet. . . . br>br> b>i>Going, But Know Not Where/i>/b>br> i>Putnam, CT./i>br> i>1918/i>br> br> A fascinating look at the way people lived and died in days gone by, i>Grave Matters/i> is the perfect addition to any library for the literary, the learned and (especially) the living.
