Project Gutenberg 2013-05-03 Public domain in the USA. 112 Eaton, Arthur Wentworth Hamilton 1849 1937 Eaton, Arthur Wentworth Funny Epitaphs Produced by Chris Curnow, Paul Clark and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Funny Epitaphs" by Arthur Wentworth Hamilton Eaton is a collection of humorous inscriptions meant to be read on tombstones, compiled in the early 20th century. The book showcases a variety of epitaphs across different subjects, including those on men, women, occupations, and miscellaneous themes, highlighting the wit and creativity of memorial verses. With its light-hearted approach to mortality, the work reflects the social attitudes towards death and commemoration during this period. The content of the book is a delightful assortment of witty and comical epitaphs drawn from various cultural backgrounds and historical contexts. Each epitaph carries its own unique flavor, employing clever wordplay, puns, and humorous observations about life and death. For instance, some epitaphs reflect the absurdity of the individual’s life circumstances, while others poke fun at the seriousness with which society typically regards death. Through this collection, Eaton captures the essence of human experience, revealing the lighter side of an often-taboo subject and inviting readers to reflect on life’s fleeting nature with a chuckle. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42634/42634-h/images/i_cover.jpg en Epitaphs PN Text Browsing: Humour Browsing: Literature 112254 112262 2024-09-18T04:16:56.578950 2023-09-18T12:43:15.647038 text/html text/html 113189 2013-05-03T11:29:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 176592 2013-05-03T11:30:00 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 203835 2024-09-18T04:17:00.569940 application/epub+zip 204550 2024-09-18T04:16:57.360957 application/epub+zip 96367 2024-09-18T04:16:56.934965 application/epub+zip 258230 2024-09-18T04:17:02.606945 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 238270 2024-09-18T04:17:00.077952 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 130592 2022-09-19T13:07:38.548557 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 70479 70278 2024-09-18T04:16:55.893967 2023-09-18T12:43:14.979040 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 70409 2013-05-03T11:14:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 24480 2013-05-03T11:30:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 70401 2013-05-03T11:15:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 24468 2013-05-03T11:30:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19877 2024-09-18T04:17:02.739916 application/rdf+xml 11513 2024-09-18T04:16:57.033977 image/jpeg 1921 2024-09-18T04:16:56.982967 image/jpeg 180091 2024-09-18T04:16:56.594962 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog