Famous Last Words
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This sometimes funny, frequently poignant compilation offers a glimpse at the death-bed departures of kings, courtiers, poets, painters, saints, villains, murderers, and martyrs through the ages. Among the notable parting sentiments are Bing Crosby's breezy sign-off: "That was a great game of golf, fellers," Lawrence Oates' farewell to Captain Scott on his mythically ill-fated expedition to the South Pole: "I'm just going out. I may be some time...," and Civil War commander General Sedgewick's final miscalculation: "They couldn't hit an elephant at this dist--." It is a fascinating record of our final thoughts at the brink of the unimaginable. Jonathan Green is a noted lexicographer and the author of many books, including "Slang Down the Ages."
Author: Jonathon Green
Format: Paperback, 160 pages, 170mm x 243mm, 413 g
Published: 1997, Octopus Publishing Group, United Kingdom
Genre: Trivia & Quiz Books
Description
This sometimes funny, frequently poignant compilation offers a glimpse at the death-bed departures of kings, courtiers, poets, painters, saints, villains, murderers, and martyrs through the ages. Among the notable parting sentiments are Bing Crosby's breezy sign-off: "That was a great game of golf, fellers," Lawrence Oates' farewell to Captain Scott on his mythically ill-fated expedition to the South Pole: "I'm just going out. I may be some time...," and Civil War commander General Sedgewick's final miscalculation: "They couldn't hit an elephant at this dist--." It is a fascinating record of our final thoughts at the brink of the unimaginable. Jonathan Green is a noted lexicographer and the author of many books, including "Slang Down the Ages."
Famous Last Words
$15.00