Lebendig begraben: Die schreckliche Geschichte unserer ursprünglichsten Angst

Author/Contributor(s):	Bondeson, Jan
Publisher:	W. W. Norton & Company
Date:	03/01/2002
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

During the 1800s, stories filled medical journals as well as fiction (Poe's "The Premature Burial") of people being buried before they actually died. Canvassing medical records of the time, the author presents an engrossing and witty history of the fear and facts of being buried alive. Illustrations.