Remembrances and Celebrations: A Book of Eulogies, Elegies, Letters, and Epitaphs

by Jill Werman Harris, Jill Werman Harris (Editor)

Overview

A rich anthology of memorial tributes that offers a welcome reminder that, although words cannot necessarily assuage grief, they can provide tremendous comfort and perspective during our times of loss.

The likes of Dr. Martin Luther King, Benjamin Franklin, W.H. Auden and Diana, Princess of Wales, as well as ordinary folk from the seventeenth century to the present are mourned and celebrated in the memorable eulogies, condolence letters, poems and epitaphs collected in these pages.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780375701252
Publisher:	Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date:	11/14/2000
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	348
Product dimensions:	5.19(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.69(d)

About the Author

JILL WERMAN HARRIS lives in New York City.

Editorial Reviews

"This beautiful book speaks of loss and love and honor. A collection of sublime thought for the ages [that] will be read and re-read and quoted endlessly."—Dr. Sherwin B. Nuland, author of How We Die

"Fascinating reading and a learning experience."—Dominick Dunne

"Both a useful guide and a fascinating collection. . . . One of the most consistently engaging books of the year. . . . Wonderful."—The Dallas Morning News

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