{"product_id":"9780345364708","title":"Grave Matters","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eShushan, E.R.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBallantine Books\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9\/5\/1990\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\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.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\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 . . . \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\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. . . . \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e to the short and sweet. . . . \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\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.","brand":"Ballantine Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43352037261567,"sku":"9780345364708","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780345364708_s600x595.jpg?v=1775597353","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9780345364708","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}