William Tebb

Edward Perry Vollum

With Special Reference to Trance, Catalepsy, and Other Forms of Suspended Animation

Premature Burial and how it May be Prevented

Premature burial, and how it may be prevented, with special reference to trance catalepsy, and other forms of suspended animation By William Tebb, Edward Perry Vollum (Authored by)

Premature Burial, and How It May Be Prevented, with Special Reference to Trance Catalepsy, and Other Forms of Suspended Animation

Walter Robert Hadwen

"Offers potential solutions as well as terrifying anecdotes"--Back cover.

How It May Be Prevented

Premature Burial

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

With Special Reference to Trance, Catalepsy, and Other Forms of Suspended Animation - Primary Source Ed

Premature Burial and How It May Be Prevented

Walter Hadwen

Jonathan Sale

Addressed to a petrified Victorian society, this spine-chilling volume, long of out print and here republished in a modern edition, brings together a collection of unnerving stories of live burials and narrow escapes. An assortment of anecdotes based on historical materials and real accounts, Premature Burial was written to reassure or warn nineteenth-century readers concerned about being buried alive. This was seemingly an alarmingly frequent occurrence; one of the book’s authors himself, Dr Vollum, had narrowly escaped live sepulture after almost drowning. Gruesome stories abound: desperate men and women attempting to claw their way out of coffins; a family tradition of stabbing dead bodies in the heart to prevent live burial that results in a father stabbing his own daughter (who turned out to have been alive). There are also the more cheery tales of apparently dead bodies waking in the middle of their own funerals and accounts of last minute miracle reprieves. The authors uncovered a truly fearsome number of stories and gathered a large amount of scientific detail from a multitude of countries. Presenting detailed descriptions of a coffin that detects a breathing 'corpse’ and sounds an alarm and giving the specifics of a waiting mortuary staffed twenty-four hours a day in which 'dead’ bodies are given a chance to come round (or putrefy), Premature Burial offers potential solutions as well as terrifying anecdotes.

Edward Perry Vollum

About

Books

Join the club