The Premature Burial by Harry Clarke, 1919.
“THERE are certain themes of which the interest is all-absorbing, but which are too entirely horrible for the purposes of legitimate fiction.”-The Premature Burial, Edgar Allan Poe
Counting Down to Halloween with Edgar Allan Poe, Day 5: The Premature Burial
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Because of this story I was afraid of premature burial as a teenager.
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Ha, I am sure you were not alone in that. I assume you have conquered this fear…
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Amazing illustration. Did you read Bill Bryson’s book “At Home”?.,The section about the burial practices in churchyards in London was quite horrific. They became so overcrowded that the smell was overpowering and families could not even go to their loved one’s burial because of the putrefaction. A lovely thought leading up to Halloween.
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Yes! I love Billy Bryson. I mean, I seriously love that man. I did a mini (really mini) review of that book back when this blog was pretty brand new.
Your comment is perfectly suited to this time of year!
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