Death in the Victorian Family

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this Engrossing Book Explores Family Experiences Of Dying, Death, Grieving, And Mourning In The Years Between 1830 And 1920. So Many Victorian Letters, Diaries, And Death Memorials Reveal A Deep Preoccupation With Death Which Is Both Fascinating And Enlightening. Pat Jalland Has Examined The Correspondence, Diaries, And Death Memorials Of Fifty-five Families To Show Us Deathbed Scenes Of The Time, Good And Bad Deaths, The Roles Of Medicine And Religion, Children's Deaths, Funerals And Cremations, Widowhood, And Mourning Rituals.

Name in long format: Death in the Victorian Family
ISBN-10: 0198208324
ISBN-13: 9780198208327
Book pages: 496
Book language: en
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Dimensions: Height: 6.1 Inches, Length: 9.1 Inches, Weight: 1.66228545548 Pounds, Width: 1.1 Inches

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