{"product_id":"grave-matters-a-curious-collection-of-500-actual-epitaphs-from-which-we-learn-of-grieving-spouses-fatal-gluttony-vengeful-relations-and-all-manne-9780345364708","title":"Grave Matters: A Curious Collection of 500 Actual Epitaphs, from Which We Learn of Grieving Spouses, Fatal Gluttony, Vengeful Relations, and All Manne","description":"\u003cb\u003eA curious collection of 500 actual epitaphs, from which we learn of grieving spouses, fatal gluttony, vengeful relations, and all manner of partin commentary\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePeople 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 \u003ci\u003eGrave Matters\u003c\/i\u003e, this wonderfully entertaining collection of epitaphs taken from headstones, church records and historical accounts in the United States and the British Isles. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The epitaphs in \u003ci\u003eGrave Matters\u003c\/i\u003e span four centuries, and make memorable use of poetry, epigrams and surprising turns of phrase to make parting comments that range from the wry . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOn the 29th of November, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA confounded piece of timber\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCame down, bang slam, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnd killed I, John Lamb.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHuntingdon, England\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e1700\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e to the satisfied. . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHOMAS ALLEYN AND HIS TWO WIVES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDeath here advantage hath of life I spye, \u003cbr\u003e One husband with two wifes at once may lye.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWitchingham, England\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e1650\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e to the short and sweet. . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGoing, But Know Not Where\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePutnam, CT.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e1918\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A fascinating look at the way people lived and died in days gone by, \u003ci\u003eGrave Matters\u003c\/i\u003e is the perfect addition to any library for the literary, the learned and (especially) the living.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e E. R. Shushan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ballantine Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/05\/1990\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.64lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 6.18w x 0.56d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780345364708","brand":"Ballantine Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44456466546803,"sku":"9780345364708","price":18.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_6082506b-3683-4587-a323-f1e87d5c570e.jpg?v=1773750584","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/grave-matters-a-curious-collection-of-500-actual-epitaphs-from-which-we-learn-of-grieving-spouses-fatal-gluttony-vengeful-relations-and-all-manne-9780345364708","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}