Gleanings in Graveyards: A Collection of Curious Epitaphs


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Interesting, witty, and unusual epitaphs found in graveyards in England, Wales, Scotland, and more. Feast on this gem:

Dr. I. Letsome wrote the following for his own tombstone:

"When people's ill, they comes to I,
I physics, bleeds, and sweats 'em;
Sometimes they live, sometimes they die;
What's that to I? I. Letsome." - Summary by MamaPhish and Dr. I. Letsome (4 hr 29 min)

Chapters

Preface 4:36 Read by Larry Wilson
England part 1: Bedfordshire and Berkshire 12:54 Read by Christine Rottger
England part 2: Buckinghamshire and Cambridgeshire 8:47 Read by Christine Rottger
England part 3: Cheshire and Cornwall 13:20 Read by Harriet
England part 4: Derbyshire and Devonshire 11:11 Read by Hallow Orbiter
England part 5: Dorsetshire, Durham, and Essex 12:02 Read by ShrimpPhish
England part 6: Gloucestershire and Hampshire 16:24 Read by Brize C
England part 7: Herefordshire, Hertfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Kent 14:59 Read by Brize C
England part 8: Lancashire and Lincolnshire 10:31 Read by ShrimpPhish
England part 9: Middlesex and Monmouthshire 17:27 Read by ShrimpPhish
England part 10: Norfolk and Northamptonshire 11:35 Read by ShrimpPhish
England part 11: Nottinghamshire, Northumberland, Oxfordshire, Rutlandshire, an… 7:38 Read by MaybeCordelia
England part 12: Somersetshire, Staffordshire, and Suffolk 8:57 Read by Lee Vogler
England part 13: Surrey and Sussex 10:02 Read by marisad6
England part 14: Warwickshire, Westmoreland and Wiltshire 4:41
England part 15: Worcestershire and Yorkshire 7:50
Wales 2:37 Read by Stacey Malcolm
Scotland 9:36 Read by Brize C
Miscellaneous part 1 8:55 Read by ShrimpPhish
Miscellaneous part 2 8:06 Read by Kyle Donelan
Miscellaneous part 3 12:15 Read by Kyle Donelan
Miscellaneous part 4 8:20 Read by Winnifred Assmann
Miscellaneous part 5 10:06 Read by Phil Schempf
Miscellaneous part 6 9:10 Read by Papa Phish
Miscellaneous part 7 10:46 Read by Brize C
Miscellaneous part 8 9:33 Read by Brize C
Miscellaneous Part 9 7:16 Read by David Lawrence