Grave Tidings

An Anthology of Famous Last Words

Nonfiction, Entertainment, Humour & Comedy, General Humour
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Author: Paul Berra ISBN: 9781785901447
Publisher: Biteback Publishing Publication: October 4, 2016
Imprint: Biteback Publishing Language: English
Author: Paul Berra
ISBN: 9781785901447
Publisher: Biteback Publishing
Publication: October 4, 2016
Imprint: Biteback Publishing
Language: English

"You see! This is how you die." - Coco Chanel

"Shoot straight, you bastards! Don't make a mess of it!" - Breaker Morant

"If any of you have a message for the devil, give it to me, for I am about to meet him!" - Lavinia Fisher

"I am dying. Please… bring me a toothpick. " - Alfred Jarry

Funny, reflective, scornful or delirious, we are fascinated by famous last words because, humanity in extremis, they seem to tell us something about ourselves. Featuring lovers, killers, artists, traitors, spies, rulers, poets and pariahs, this thoughtful volume brings together the hedonists and the fatalists, the pragmatists and the optimists in a collection of famous last utterances - and the stories behind them - from throughout history.

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"You see! This is how you die." - Coco Chanel

"Shoot straight, you bastards! Don't make a mess of it!" - Breaker Morant

"If any of you have a message for the devil, give it to me, for I am about to meet him!" - Lavinia Fisher

"I am dying. Please… bring me a toothpick. " - Alfred Jarry

Funny, reflective, scornful or delirious, we are fascinated by famous last words because, humanity in extremis, they seem to tell us something about ourselves. Featuring lovers, killers, artists, traitors, spies, rulers, poets and pariahs, this thoughtful volume brings together the hedonists and the fatalists, the pragmatists and the optimists in a collection of famous last utterances - and the stories behind them - from throughout history.

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