Description: Chris Woodyard, author of the The Ghosts of the Past series, digs through long-buried newspapers and journals, for this fascinating look at the 19th-century obsession with the culture of death. The Victorian Book of the Dead unearths extraordinary tales of Victorian funeral fads and fancies, ghost stories, bizarre deaths, mourning novelties, gallows humor, premature burial, post-mortem photographs, death omens, and funeral disasters. Resurrected from original sources, these accounts reveal the oddities and eccentricities of Victorian mourning. Packed with macabre anecdotes, this diverting, yet gruesome collection presents tales ranging from the paranormal and shocking to the heartbreaking.
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Book Title: Victorian Book of the Dead
Author: Chris Woodyard
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: General, United States / General
Publisher: Kestrel Toy Publications
Publication Year: 2014
Genre: History, Social Science
Number of Pages: 360 Pages
