Last and Near-Last Words of the Famous Infamous and Those In-Between

<p>The author has assembled a collection of 3676 last words from a select group of individuals as they faced their approaching demise. This compilation illuminates a group of beings ranging from convicted criminals to the most holy. Some serenely committed their souls to a higher being while others railed against oncoming death. Many are famous some are notorious and others blur into a less well-defined subgroup. The majority of entries consist of final spoken words but a few wills epitaphs diaries and last letters are also included in this collection. A brief sketch of each person includes birth and death dates country of origin and a short biographical sketch. Farewells spoken after the turn of the twenty-first century ensure that this compilation has some of the most up-to-date material in this genre.</p>