In Religio Medici a Norwich doctor sets out his private religion, tolerant, curious and full of wonder. Hydriotaphia, Urn-Burial starts from some ancient urns dug up in a Norfolk field and widens into a meditation on funeral rites across the ages and the vanity of seeking lasting fame. A letter on the death of a friend completes the volume.
Some of the most ornate and musical prose in English, prized by readers from Coleridge to Borges. Download the free EPUB.