A Small Book Of Grave Humour
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
What lies beneath our feet may be solemn, but what is carved in stone above it is often anything but — A Small Book of Grave Humour is a wickedly entertaining anthology of the most absurd, witty, and unintentionally comic epitaphs ever committed to headstone and memorial. Compiled with a sharp eye and an irrepressible sense of fun, this collection gathers inscriptions from graveyards across Britain and beyond, presenting a cast of departed souls whose final words to the world range from the touchingly earnest to the gloriously ridiculous. Fritz Spiegl, celebrated polymath, musician, and humorist, brings his trademark erudition and dry wit to bear on a subject that reveals as much about the living as it does the dead. The epitaphs collected here serve as miniature time capsules, illuminating the social customs, religious beliefs, and popular humour of bygone eras, and reminding us that humanity's instinct to raise a smile in the face of mortality is truly timeless. A perfect curio for lovers of quirky British humour and social history, this volume will leave readers wondering — what on earth will their own stone one day say?
Author: Fritz Spiegl
Format: Paperback
Genre: Humour
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
What lies beneath our feet may be solemn, but what is carved in stone above it is often anything but — A Small Book of Grave Humour is a wickedly entertaining anthology of the most absurd, witty, and unintentionally comic epitaphs ever committed to headstone and memorial. Compiled with a sharp eye and an irrepressible sense of fun, this collection gathers inscriptions from graveyards across Britain and beyond, presenting a cast of departed souls whose final words to the world range from the touchingly earnest to the gloriously ridiculous. Fritz Spiegl, celebrated polymath, musician, and humorist, brings his trademark erudition and dry wit to bear on a subject that reveals as much about the living as it does the dead. The epitaphs collected here serve as miniature time capsules, illuminating the social customs, religious beliefs, and popular humour of bygone eras, and reminding us that humanity's instinct to raise a smile in the face of mortality is truly timeless. A perfect curio for lovers of quirky British humour and social history, this volume will leave readers wondering — what on earth will their own stone one day say?