Death in the Victorian Family

by Pat Jalland

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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...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0198208324

ISBN13:9780198208327

Release Date:January 2000

Publisher:Oxford University Press, USA

Length:496 Pages

Weight:1.90 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 6.1" x 9.3"

Related Subjects

Biological Sciences Botany Children's Books Customs & Traditions Death & Grief England Europe Grief & Bereavement History Literature & Fiction Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Parenting & Relationships Politics & Social Sciences Social Sciences

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