tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605326350033222320.post3681502721686472776..comments2024-03-10T23:05:59.413-04:00Comments on Romancing The Past: The Undertaker's MuteWendy Solimanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05769040606499192321noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605326350033222320.post-71508016502768619762024-03-10T23:05:59.413-04:002024-03-10T23:05:59.413-04:00Thank you! That very passage in Oliver Twist pique...Thank you! That very passage in Oliver Twist piqued my curiosity just now and this was an excellent explanation! Please know your blogs are still being read 11 years after they’re written. Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605326350033222320.post-91361774582001668632023-03-02T14:04:05.246-05:002023-03-02T14:04:05.246-05:00A reference to an undertaker's mute in the She...A reference to an undertaker's mute in the Sherlock Holmes story "The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter" is what brought me here.<br />What a lovely and helpful article, thank you.Justinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605326350033222320.post-51914190566021655642015-05-03T11:03:08.933-04:002015-05-03T11:03:08.933-04:00The silent version of Oliver Twist shows Jackie Co...The silent version of Oliver Twist shows Jackie Coogan in the costume of the undertaker's mute. It's especially shocking to see a child in that role.Mindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12599297271972312553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5605326350033222320.post-599688673846374772013-02-19T13:01:25.940-05:002013-02-19T13:01:25.940-05:00Thanks for this fascinating article, Alyssa. 19th ...Thanks for this fascinating article, Alyssa. 19th century funeral customs are so interesting because, to me, they stand out in contrast to our much more "personalized" mourning of the 21st century.<br /><br />I love the drawing you've included!Charlotte Russellnoreply@blogger.com