Gatherings From Grave Yards

By George Alfred Walker

Book Overview

""Gatherings From Grave Yards"" is a book written by George Alfred Walker that explores the history and stories behind various graveyards. The book takes readers on a journey through different cemeteries and burial grounds, examining the tombstones, memorials, and inscriptions found in each. Walker delves into the lives of the people buried in these graveyards, including their occupations, social status, and sometimes even their cause of death. The book also includes illustrations and photographs of the graveyards and their inhabitants. Overall, ""Gatherings From Grave Yards"" provides a unique perspective on the history of death and burial practices, as well as the individuals who have been laid to rest in these final resting places.1839. Particularly those of London, with a concise history of the modes of interment among different nations from the earliest periods, and a detail of dangerous and fatal results produced by the unwise and revolting custom of inhuming the dead in the midst of the living. In this work will be found a comprehensive history of the modes of interment among all nations, from the remotest antiquity; showing that the wisest among mankind, not only perceived the dangers to be apprehended from the burial of the dead in the neighborhood of the living, but rigidly prohibited the practice.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 116260963X
• ISBN13: 9781162609638
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 278 Pages
• Weight: 1.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.3" x 11.0"