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Book SynopsisThe Victorian era in both Europe and America saw mourning rituals elevated to an art form expressing not only grief, but also religious feeling, social obligation, and even mourning fashion. This concise, illustrated work explores how 19th-century Americans viewed death and dying.
Table of ContentsIntroduction Wakes and Funerals The Cemetery The Undertaker Caskets and Coffins The Good Death and the Art of Dying Morbid Desire Post Mortem Photography Spiritualism and the Afterlife An Uncivil Civil War Mourning Art Mourning Jewelry Mourning Clothing Men in Mourning Children in Mourning Stages of Mourning The Etiquette of Mourning The Songs of Sorrow The Vacant Chair and Young Willie Grout Epitaphs Funeral Recipes Gravestone Symbolism The Tear Catcher Mourning Collectibles Victorian Charm Strings End of an Era Endnotes Bibliography
