ARGONAUT BOOKS

"A History Today Book of the Year""In this expansive volume, archaeologist Blair surveys stories of corpses rising from the dead, from classical Greece to the 'corpse killing' epidemics of the 17th century. . . . This meticulous account sheds horrifying light on the constancy with which women have been made to pay, even in death, for society's larger anxieties."Publishers Weekly, starred review"Wonderful stories. . . .Writers will no doubt continue to disinter the undead in their fiction. . . .Let this be their handbook."---Suzie Feay, The Spectator"Blair is to be congratulated on having produ...Read More