Project Gutenberg 2013-09-03 Public domain in the USA. 320 Andrews, William 1848 1908 Curious Epitaphs, Collected from the Graveyards of Great Britain and Ireland. Epitaphs on parish clerks and sextons -- Typographical epitaphs -- Epitaphs on sportsmen -- Epitaphs on tradesmen -- Bacchanalian epitaphs -- Epitaphs on soldiers and sailors -- Punning epitaphs -- Epitaphs on musicians and actors -- Epitaphs on notable persons -- Miscellaneous epitaphs -- Bibliography of epitaphs. Produced by Chris Curnow and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive.) "Curious Epitaphs, Collected from the Graveyards of Great Britain and Ireland" by William Andrews is a collection of unique and humorous epitaphs written during the late 19th century. This work explores the often whimsical inscriptions found on gravestones, providing readers with a glimpse into cultural attitudes toward death, remembrance, and the lives of those buried. It also includes insightful biographical, genealogical, and historical notes that add depth to the anecdotes shared in the epitaphs. The opening of this collection introduces the reader to Andrews' passion for collecting epitaphs over many years. In the preface, he outlines his intention to present a compilation that offers fresh and original content, gathered from various graveyards rather than rehashed from previously published sources. He expresses gratitude for the assistance he received and subsequently delves into the first thematic chapter on epitaphs dedicated to parish clerks and sextons. Here, readers are treated to a variety of charming and often lighthearted inscriptions, offering not just memorials to the deceased but also stories that reflect their personalities, professions, and the fondness with which their communities remember them. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43626/43626-h/images/cover.jpg en Epitaphs -- Great Britain PN Text Browsing: History - British Browsing: Literature 379066 379069 2024-09-18T10:08:16.877562 2023-09-19T06:09:21.953527 text/html text/html 370174 2013-09-02T19:56:22 text/html; charset=utf-8 969952 2013-09-02T19:56:24 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 1082073 2024-09-18T10:08:30.186535 application/epub+zip 1088271 2024-09-18T10:08:20.428546 application/epub+zip 178747 2024-09-18T10:08:18.657545 application/epub+zip 1225200 2024-09-18T10:08:35.155497 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1169658 2024-09-18T10:08:27.391542 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 263067 2022-09-19T20:58:27.367047 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 274581 274387 2024-09-18T10:08:15.148566 2023-09-19T06:09:20.159516 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 274210 2013-09-02T19:56:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 108887 2013-09-02T19:56:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 274215 2013-09-02T19:56:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 108846 2013-09-02T19:56:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20200 2024-09-18T10:08:35.308459 application/rdf+xml 13560 2024-09-18T10:08:18.823543 image/jpeg 2067 2024-09-18T10:08:18.741550 image/jpeg 982457 2024-09-18T10:08:17.097575 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