Who Lies Where: Guide to Famous Graves (A Guardian book) Book

An engrossing guide to the final resting places of Britain and Ireland's most famous, infamous, and legendary figures. ``Michael Kerrigan's engaging romp through the tombstones of Britain and Ireland is the inescapable conclusion to a modern preoccupation.'' The Scotsman Who Lies Where is the final chapter in the lives of Britain and Ireland's most famous citizens. It is also an intriguing companion to the world of the dead in all its quirkiness, character, variety, humor, and pathos. With tales from London, Edinburgh, and Dublin to the sacred sites of Glastonbury and Bardsey Island, and with visits to such famous graveyards as Highgate and the Necropolis of Glasgow, Michael Kerrigan reports on the deaths, last wishes, and burials of a vast array of notable figures down the ages. Michael Kerrigan's previous book is The Wit and Wisdom of Jane Austen. 424 pp 5 x 8 b/w photos throughoutRead More