A Tomb With A View The Stories And Glories Of Graveyards
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A Tomb With A View The Stories Glories Of Graveyards
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Author : Peter Ross
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2020-09-03
A Tomb With A View The Stories Glories Of Graveyards written by Peter Ross and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-09-03 with Social Science categories.
A FINANCIAL TIMES, I PAPER AND STYLIST BOOK OF THE YEAR 'In his absorbing book about the lost and the gone, Peter Ross takes us from Flanders Fields to Milltown to Kensal Green, to melancholy islands and surprisingly lively ossuaries . . . a considered and moving book on the timely subject of how the dead are remembered, and how they go on working below the surface of our lives.' - Hilary Mantel 'Ross is a wonderfully evocative writer, deftly capturing a sense of place and history, while bringing a deep humanity to his subject. He has written a delightful book.' - The Guardian 'The pages burst with life and anecdote while also examining our relationship with remembrance.' - Financial Times (best travel books of 2020) 'Among the year's most surprising "sleeper" successes is A Tomb with a View. In a year with so much death, it may have initially seemed a hard sell, but the author's humanity has instead acted as a beacon of light in the darkness.' - The Sunday Times 'Fascinating . . . Ross makes a likeably idiosyncratic guide and one finishes the book feeling strangely optimistic about the inevitable.' - The Observer 'Ross has written [a] lively elegy to Britain's best burial grounds.' - Evening Standard (*Best New Books of Autumn 2020*) 'One of the non-fiction books of the year.' - The i paper (*2020 Best Books for Christmas*) 'Brilliant.' - Stylist (*Best Christmas books for Christmas 2020*) 'Never has a book about death been so full of life. James Joyce and Charles Dickens would've loved it - a book that reveals much gravity in the humour and many stories in the graveyard. It also reveals Peter Ross to be among the best non-fiction writers in the country.' - Andrew O'Hagan For readers of The Salt Path, Mudlarking, Ghostland, Kathleen Jamie and Robert Macfarlane. Enter a grave new world of fascination and delight as award-winning writer Peter Ross uncovers the stories and glories of graveyards. Who are London's outcast dead and why is David Bowie their guardian angel? What is the remarkable truth about Phoebe Hessel, who disguised herself as a man to fight alongside her sweetheart, and went on to live in the reigns of five monarchs? Why is a Bristol cemetery the perfect wedding venue for goths? All of these sorrowful mysteries - and many more - are answered in A Tomb With A View, a book for anyone who has ever wandered through a field of crooked headstones and wondered about the lives and deaths of those who lie beneath.
A Tomb With A View The Stories And Glories Of Graveyards
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Author : Peter Ross
language : en
Publisher: Headline
Release Date : 2021-08-05
A Tomb With A View The Stories And Glories Of Graveyards written by Peter Ross and has been published by Headline this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-08-05 with Cemeteries categories.
"Enter a grave new world of fascination and delight as award-winning writer Peter Ross uncovers the stories and glories of graveyards. Who are London's outcast dead and why is David Bowie their guardian angel? What is the remarkable truth about Phoebe Hessel, who disguised herself as a man to fight alongside her sweetheart, and went on to live in the reigns of five monarchs? Why is a Bristol cemetery the perfect wedding venue for goths? All of these sorrowful mysteries - and many more - are answered in A Tomb With A View, a book for anyone who has ever wandered through a field of crooked headstones and wondered about the lives and deaths of those who lie beneath"--Publisher's description.
How To Read A Graveyard
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Author : Peter Stanford
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2013-05-23
How To Read A Graveyard written by Peter Stanford and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-05-23 with Social Science categories.
Looks at graveyards and burial practices and the ways that they can help us understand how people have understood and dealt with death.
These Silent Mansions
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Author : Jean Sprackland
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2020-02-06
These Silent Mansions written by Jean Sprackland and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-02-06 with Nature categories.
'A refreshingly original meditation... I wish I had written it myself' Literary Review Graveyards are oases: places of escape, peace and reflection. Liminal sites of commemoration, where the past is close enough to touch. Yet they also reflect their living community - how in our restless, accelerated modern world, we are losing our sense of connection to the dead. Jean Sprackland - the prize-winning poet and author of Strands - travels back through her life, revisiting her once local graveyards. In seeking out the stories of those who lived and died there, remembered and forgotten, she unearths what has been lost.
Necropolis
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Author : Catharine Arnold
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2008-10-15
Necropolis written by Catharine Arnold and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-10-15 with History categories.
From Roman burial rites to the horrors of the plague, from the founding of the great Victorian cemeteries to the development of cremation and the current approach of metropolitan society towards death and bereavement -- including more recent trends to displays of collective grief and the cult of mourning, such as that surrounding the death of Diana, Princess of Wales -- NECROPOLIS: LONDON AND ITS DEAD offers a vivid historical narrative of this great city's attitude to going the way of all flesh. As layer upon layer of London soil reveals burials from pre-historic and medieval times, the city is revealed as one giant grave, filled with the remains of previous eras -- pagan, Roman, medieval, Victorian. This fascinating blend of archaeology, architecture and anecdote includes such phenomena as the rise of the undertaking trade and the pageantry of state funerals; public executions and bodysnatching. Ghoulishly entertaining and full of fascinating nuggets of information, Necropolis leaves no headstone unturned in its exploration of our changing attitudes to the deceased among us. Both anecdotal history and cultural commentary, Necropolis will take its place alongside classics of the city such as Peter Ackroyd's LONDON.
Understanding Cemetery Symbols
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Author : Tui Snider
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2017
Understanding Cemetery Symbols written by Tui Snider and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with Cemeteries categories.
"Understanding Cemetery Symbols" by Tui Snider helps history buffs, genealogists, ghost hunters and other curiosity seekers decode the forgotten meanings of the symbols our ancestors placed on their headstones. By understanding the meaning behind the architecture, acronyms, & symbols found in America's burial grounds, readers will gain a deeper appreciation for these "messages from the dead."
The Graveyards And Cemeteries Of Edinburgh
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Author : Charlotte Golledge
language : en
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Release Date : 2020-02-15
The Graveyards And Cemeteries Of Edinburgh written by Charlotte Golledge and has been published by Amberley Publishing Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-02-15 with Architecture categories.
The history of burial in Edinburgh and the city’s graveyards and cemeteries. This fascinating portrait of life and death in Edinburgh over the centuries will appeal to both residents and visitors to the Scottish capital.
Greyfriars Graveyard
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Author : Charlotte Golledge
language : en
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Release Date : 2018-10-15
Greyfriars Graveyard written by Charlotte Golledge and has been published by Amberley Publishing Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-10-15 with Architecture categories.
Explore the story of Greyfriars Graveyard, Edinburgh’s most important burial ground since the 16th century.
The Radetzky March
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Author : Joseph Roth
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2000-12-07
The Radetzky March written by Joseph Roth and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-12-07 with Fiction categories.
NEW STATESMAN BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2015 Strauss's Radetzky March, signature tune of one of Europe's most powerful regimes, presides over Joseph Roth's account of three generations of the Trotta family in the years preceding the Austro-Hungarian collapse in 1918. Grandfather, son and grandson are equally dependent on the empire: the first for his enoblement; the second for the civil virtues that make him a meticulous servant of an administration whose failure he can neither comprehend nor survive; the third for the family standards of conduct which he cannot attain but against which he is too enfeebled to rebel.
I Never Knew That About England
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Author : Christopher Winn
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2012-03-31
I Never Knew That About England written by Christopher Winn and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-03-31 with Travel categories.
The inspiration for the primetime ITV series on Great Britain, this is the ultimate journey around England. Christopher Winn takes us to each county, to see where history happened, where people and ideas were born, where dreams took flight and where men and women now rest from their labours. To tread in their footsteps, to touch and experience some of what inspired and moved them is to capture some of the flavour of their lives and make their stories alive and real. Crammed with facts and information, I Never Knew That About England celebrates the places and people that make the country unique and includes history, legends, firsts, supremes, unusuals, inventions, birthplaces and gossip. You'll be able to visit the bridge where Pooh and Piglet played Poohsticks and see where Alfred burnt the cakes. In a small village in Bedfordshire you can visit the graveyard where Long John Silver and Wendy rest. These stories will bring any place that you visit to life (keep one copy in the car and one in the house!) and enable you to discover the rich and surprising history of England.