London: City of the Dead is a groundbreaking account of London's dealing with death, covering the afterlife, execution, bodysnatching, murder, fatal disease, spiritualism, bizarre deaths and cemeteries. Taking the reader from Roman London to the 'glorious dead' of the First World War, this is the first systematic look at London's culture of death, with analysis of its customs and superstitions, rituals and representations. The authors of the celebrated London: The Executioner's City (Sutton, 2006) weave their way through the streets of London once again, this time combining some of the capital's most curious features, such as London's Necropolis Railway and Brookwood Cemetery, with the culture of death exposed in the works of great writers such as Dickens. The book captures for the first time a side of the city that has always been every bit as fascinating and colourful as other better known aspects of the metropolis. It shows London in all its moods - serious, comic, tragic and heroic-and celebrates its robust acceptance of the only certainty in life.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
T.H.E. Hi-Story Press LTD
ISBN-13
9780750946339
eBay Product ID (ePID)
88997287
Product Key Features
Book Title
London: City of the Dead
Author
David Brandon, Alan Brooke
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Local History
Publication Year
2008
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
235mm
Item Width
248mm
Item Weight
430g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
David Brandon, Alan Brooke
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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