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Publisher
Bodleian Library
Publication date
June 15, 2016
Pages
128
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9781851242511
ISBN-10
1851242511
Dimensions
0 by 4.33 by 6.75 in.
Original list price
$17.50
Other format details
university press
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Which statesman was, by the end, âbored with it all?â Which world-renowned economist considered on his deathbed whether he ought to have been less abstemious, saying âI should have drunk more champagne.â Did Admiral Horatio Nelson, one of Englandâs greatest naval heroes, really utter âKiss me, Hardyâ to his captain just before his death in the Battle of Trafalgar?
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Over the years, family and loved ones have recorded an extraordinary number of famous last words, from kings and queens to politicians, philosophers, scientists, writers, and actors. These exit lines can impart keen insights from an extraordinary life, reveal a sense of humor indomitable in even the darkest hours, or tell us something about a celebrated personâs last moments of life. Perhaps unavoidably given their provenance, many last words have proven irresistible to embellishment or remain in question. King Charles II, for example, was said to have instructed his brothers to âlet not Poor Nelly starve,â asking that his favorite mistress be provided a pension of 1,500 pounds a year. Although she did indeed receive said pension, some contend that Charlesâs actual last words, following a long period of illness, were, âYou must pardon me, gentlemen, for being a most unconscionable time a-dying.â
For Famous Last Words, Claire Cock-Starkey has collected the most interesting, insightful, and controversial last words, from deathbed desperation to the fondest of farewells.
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Over the years, family and loved ones have recorded an extraordinary number of famous last words, from kings and queens to politicians, philosophers, scientists, writers, and actors. These exit lines can impart keen insights from an extraordinary life, reveal a sense of humor indomitable in even the darkest hours, or tell us something about a celebrated personâs last moments of life. Perhaps unavoidably given their provenance, many last words have proven irresistible to embellishment or remain in question. King Charles II, for example, was said to have instructed his brothers to âlet not Poor Nelly starve,â asking that his favorite mistress be provided a pension of 1,500 pounds a year. Although she did indeed receive said pension, some contend that Charlesâs actual last words, following a long period of illness, were, âYou must pardon me, gentlemen, for being a most unconscionable time a-dying.â
For Famous Last Words, Claire Cock-Starkey has collected the most interesting, insightful, and controversial last words, from deathbed desperation to the fondest of farewells.
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