Necropolis: London and Its Dead
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781416502487 (1416502483)
ASIN: 1416502483
Publish date: 2007-03-05
Publisher: Pocket Books
Pages no: 320
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
History,
Reference,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Science,
Geography,
Sociology,
Death,
Research,
Cities,
Gothic,
Historical
It's interesting how the dead have been treated throughout history. It's amazing to me that London is (essentially) one big grave. It makes sense given the space and the amount of people that have lived there since time began. It was interesting to read about cremation and it falling out of favor...
Since this deals with two of my favorite subjects (London and cemeteries) this is going to go on (and on and on) a bit. It falls into three parts 1) what I think about the book and its subject (with some random family stories of mine tossed in), 2) quotes to give you an idea of the sorts of history ...
At times, this book feels like a list, but there are some intersting little tidbits sprinkled thoughout.
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