Famous Last Words

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This sometimes funny, frequently poignant compilation offers a glimpse at the death-bed departures of kings, courtiers, poets, painters, saints, villains, murderers, and martyrs through the ages. Among the notable parting sentiments are Bing Crosby’s breezy sign-off: “That was a great game of golf, fellers,” Lawrence Oates’ farewell to Captain Scott on his mythically ill-fated expedition to the South Pole: “I’m just going out. I may be some time…,” and Civil War commander General Sedgewick’s final miscalculation: “They couldn’t hit an elephant at this dist—.” It is a fascinating record of our final thoughts at the brink of the unimaginable. Jonathan Green is a noted lexicographer and the author of many books, including Slang Down the Ages.

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  Famous Last Words

  • 2021-04
  • 273 pages
  • Paperback
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  Famous Last Words

  • 2018
  • 381 pages
  • Paperback
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  Famous Last Words: An Anthology

  • 2016
  • 108 pages
  • Paperback
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  Famous Last Words

  • 2014
  • 312 pages
  • Paperback
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