At the end of our days our bodies will usually either be cremated and placed in urns or laid out in long rectangular boxes of various materials and prices before being borne to eternal rest. In the case of the latter, our classic authors have made the coffin a feature of many stories. Here, in this volume, talents such as Anton Chekhov, Willa Cather, Alexander Pushkin and others write beautifully on the lives affected by this most macabre of props.1 - The Coffin - A Short Story Collection - An Introduction2 - A Night of Horrors by Anton Chekov3 - The Tomb by H P Lovecraft4 - The Coffin Maker by Alexander Pushkin5 - The Sculptor's Funeral by Willa Cather6 - The Coffin Merchant by Richard Middleton7 - The Wonderful Tune by Jessie Douglas Kerruish8 - Over the Wires by H D Everett
At the end of our days our bodies will usually either be cremated and placed in urns or laid out in long rectangular boxes of various materials and prices before being borne to eternal rest. In the case of the latter, our classic authors have made the coffin a feature of many stories. Here, in this volume, talents such as Anton Chekhov, Willa Cather, Alexander Pushkin and others write beautifully on the lives affected by this most macabre of props.1 - The Coffin - A Short Story Collection - An Introduction2 - A Night of Horrors by Anton Chekov3 - The Tomb by H P Lovecraft4 - The Coffin Maker by Alexander Pushkin5 - The Sculptor's Funeral by Willa Cather6 - The Coffin Merchant by Richard Middleton7 - The Wonderful Tune by Jessie Douglas Kerruish8 - Over the Wires by H D Everett
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