The Oxford Book of DeathDennis Joseph Enright Oxford University Press, 1983 - 351 psl. "Reading for this anthology," writes D.J. Enright, "I was moved to the thought that on no theme have writers shown themselves more lively." A survivor of Belsen voiced the same sentiment when, reflecting on the concentration camps, he wrote, "When in death we are in the midst of life." By turns poignant, tragic, comic, and inspiring, this anthology of thoughts about death ranges from ancient times to the present day--including almost 900 selections by poets, novelists, philosophers, scientists, and common people. Arranged under headings such as "Love," "War," "Last Words," and "Children," these selections show the varied, sometimes surprising, reactions of the dying and the bereaved to the final human act. |
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... Dear Wife , ( O blast this pencil . ' Ere , Bill , lend's a knife . ) I'm in the pink at present , dear . I think the war will end this year . We don't see much of them square - ' eaded ' Uns . We're out of harm's way , not bad fed . I ...
... Dear Wife , ( O blast this pencil . ' Ere , Bill , lend's a knife . ) I'm in the pink at present , dear . I think the war will end this year . We don't see much of them square - ' eaded ' Uns . We're out of harm's way , not bad fed . I ...
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... dear Brown , I should have had her when I was in health , and I should have remained well . I can bear to die I cannot bear to leave her . O , God ! God ! God ! Everything I have in my trunks that reminds me of her goes through me ...
... dear Brown , I should have had her when I was in health , and I should have remained well . I can bear to die I cannot bear to leave her . O , God ! God ! God ! Everything I have in my trunks that reminds me of her goes through me ...
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... dear and precious to me , that I can hardly say that I love this dear , this divine friend more than you . The decision that she came to in her soul , to die with me , drew me , I cannot tell you with what inexpressible and irresistible ...
... dear and precious to me , that I can hardly say that I love this dear , this divine friend more than you . The decision that she came to in her soul , to die with me , drew me , I cannot tell you with what inexpressible and irresistible ...
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