Buried Alive: The Terrifying History of Our Most Primal Fear by Jan Bondeson - 2002-03

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Readers of Edgar Allan Poe's tales--just think of --may comfort themselves with the notion that Poe must have exaggerated: surely people of the 1800s could not have been at risk of being buried alive? But such stories filled medical journals as well as fiction, and fear in the populace was high. It was speculated, from the number of skeletons found in horrific, contorted positions inside their coffins, that ten out of every one hundred people were buried before they were dead. With over fifty illustrations, explores the medicine, folklore, history, and literature of Europe and the United States to uncover why such fears arose and whether they were warranted.

W W Norton & Co., 2001. 320 pages, illustrated. "The author "explores the medicine, folklore, history, and literature of Europe and the United States to uncover why such fears arose, and whether they were warranted." FINE- SOFTCOVER. Soft Cover. Fine-. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Paperback. Very Good.

W W Norton, 2002. Paperback. Good. 0x0x0. Has some light general reading/shelfwear - otherwise this is a clean, tight copy. Dispatch within 24hrs from the UK.

W. W. Norton & Company, 2002. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,500grams, ISBN:9780393322224

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W W Norton & Co Inc, 2002. Paperback. New. reprint edition. 320 pages. 8.00x6.00x0.75 inches.

Paperback / softback. New. "A necrobibliac classic: it may keep you up all night-not from fear but from fascination."-Kirkus Reviews, starred review