Encyclopedia of the End: Mysterious Death in Fact, Fancy, Folklore, and More

by Deborah Noyes | Nonfiction |
ISBN: 9780618823628 Global Overview for this book
Registered by wingGoryDetailswing of Nashua, New Hampshire USA on 1/8/2009
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Journal Entry 1 by wingGoryDetailswing from Nashua, New Hampshire USA on Thursday, January 8, 2009
I'm fond of books about death, and was pleased to get this one for Christmas; it's a short encyclopedia-style book with lots of tidbits of history and lore about death and dying. From diagrams of coffins intended to include safety devices in the event of premature burial to philosophical segments about the awareness of death, the book covers a variety of areas, and has references to other books of interest, including Aries' Hour of Our Death, one of the classic works on the subject.

There are a number of photos and illustrations, including a handsome Dore engraving of Death, with scythe, on white horse - that's in the "Death (personified)" section, which also mentions modern references to a personification of Death, such as The Book Thief and Neil Gaiman's Sandman books. [It does not include Terry Pratchett's Death, though - a serious shortcoming, in my opinion {grin}.]

An interesting, and not-too-grisly, overview of a topic that we'll all have to face one of these days!

Journal Entry 2 by wingGoryDetailswing at Prescott Park in Portsmouth, New Hampshire USA on Monday, July 13, 2009

Released 14 yrs ago (7/13/2009 UTC) at Prescott Park in Portsmouth, New Hampshire USA

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I left this book propped up near the entrance of Prescott Park at about 4. Hope the finder enjoys it!

Journal Entry 3 by ronsparks from Portsmouth, New Hampshire USA on Tuesday, July 14, 2009
I will read it and release it back on the streets of Portsmouth in about a week...upon it's finding, I posted the story and a picture of the book as I found it on the Portsmouth Nh facebook page, along with a link to this site. Our fans are now on the lookout for the book.

CAUGHT IN PORTSMOUTH NH USA

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