CONTENTSchapterpagePREFACE7I.THE ROMANCE OF WILLS13II.WILLS NOT FULFILLED59III.DR. JOHNSON’S WILL69IV.DEATH-BED DISPOSITIONS82V.WILLS BY WORD OF MOUTH93VI.THE POLYCODICILLIC WILL106VII.EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY PIETY113VIII.THE DEAD HAND123IX.WILLS OF FANCY AND OF FANTASY134X.STRIFE148XI.LOVE AND GRATITUDE159XII.THE SERVANT PROBLEM169XIII.ANIMALS AND PETS178XIV.THE WAY OF ALL FLESH187XV.BURIALS AND FUNERALS197XVI.WILLS AND GHOSTS230
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