Baked Meats of the Funeral is a collection of various literary works compiled by Charles G. Halpine in 1866. The book contains a diverse range of genres, including essays, poems, speeches, histories, and banquets. The title of the book is derived from Shakespeare's play, Hamlet, where the character Hamlet refers to the funeral feast as ""baked meats.""The essays in the book cover a wide range of topics, including politics, society, and literature...