Without and Within: Victorian Mourning and Treatment of the DeadMain MenuFleeing Death: Victorian Paranoia Concerning Public HealthFirst SectionDying Well and Loved: At the Moment of Death and MourningSecond SectionWearing and Burying Death: Fashion, Mourning, and Public Displays of DeathThird SectionUp and Down the Stair with Burke and Hare: Body-SnatchingFourth SectionWeird Science: Anatomical Use of the DeadFifth SectionWorks Cited/Full-Texts/Further ReadingsKyle Brett425ed005fc457ac8e436783036f285b42b192fb4
Price of a Grave
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Published in 1869, this piece reflects on the history of spending an absurd amount of money on graves and the traditions that inform the current cultural emphasis on burial rites of Victorian England. Here we see how the narrative turns to a biting critique of the funeral industry, showcasing the economic injustices surrounding the price of gravesites.