Gleanings In Graveyards; A Collection Of Curious Epitaphs

By Horatio Edward Norfolk

Book Overview

Graveyards are libraries without shelves. In Gleanings In Graveyards, Horatio Edward Norfolk gathers the wit, grief, faith, and oddity carved into Britain's headstones. Read the stones; listen closely. Part epitaph anthology collection and part cemetery inscriptions reference book, this literary curiosities compilation ranges from solemn memorial verse and inscriptions to sharply observed, sometimes humorous tombstone epitaphs. Norfolk arranges a trove of death and mourning sayings that reveal how ordinary lives wanted to be remembered: with scripture, with tenderness, with pride, or with a final joke. The entries invite dipping in for a moment's reflection or lingering over patterns of language, class, and belief that surface across Victorian England churchyards and other nineteenth century graveyards. Whether you come for curiosity, consolation, or craft, it serves as an inviting bedside dipper and a surprising sourcebook for writers, historians, and collectors of antiques-in-print too, now. Beyond its immediate charm, the book stands as a small record of funerary art and symbolism and a companion to memento mori literature, preserving voices that weather and time were designed to erase. Readers interested in genealogy and local history will find leads in names, places, and phrasing; lovers of language will relish the compression and cadence of public grief. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today -- a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. A thoughtful gift for history buffs and a distinctive classic for the well-stocked shelf.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9354489036
• ISBN13: 9789354489037
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"