Rest in Pieces - The Curious Fates of Famous Corpses (Paperback)

In the long run, we're all dead. But for some of the most influential figures in history, death marked the start of a new adventure. The famous deceased have been stolen, burned, sold, pickled, frozen, stuffed, impersonated and even filed away in a lawyer's office. Their fingers, teeth, toes, arms, legs, skulls, hearts, lungs and nether regions have embarked on voyages that criss-cross the globe and stretch the imagination. Counterfeiters tried to steal Lincoln's corpse. Einstein's brain went on a cross-country road trip. And after Lord Horatio Nelson perished at Trafalgar, his sailors submerged him in brandy - which they drank. From Mozart to Hitler, Rest in Pieces connects the lives of the famous dead to the hilarious and horrifying adventures of their corpses and traces the evolution of cultural attitudes towards death.

General

Imprint:	Duckworth
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	October 2021
Authors:	Bess Lovejoy
Dimensions:	198 x 129 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	384
ISBN-13:	978-0-7156-5413-2
Languages:	English
Subtitles:	English
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Historical, political & military Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Literary Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Royalty Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Science, technology & engineering Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Religious & spiritual Books > Sport & Leisure > Humour > Humour collections & anthologies Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Death & dying > General Books > Biography > Historical, political & military Books > Biography > Literary Books > Biography > Religious & spiritual Books > Biography > Royalty Books > Biography > Science, technology & engineering
LSN:	0-7156-5413-6
Barcode:	9780715654132

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