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The body of Tippu Sultan is laid out and mourned by a woman and servants. Stipple engraving by L. Schiavonetti, 1801, after R.K. Porter.

When your pet dies : some tips to help you to cope / RSPCA.

Lesbian & Gay Bereavement Project : losing a partner in a same-gender relationship is every bit as devastating as losing a husband or a wife ...

"Hier nous étions deux... : aujourd'hui, je réapprends à vivre." / Ministère de la Santé Publique et de l'Assurance Maladie ... [and 16 others].

Death's triumph over a much loved family man; illustrated by a skeletal death figure pulling the hair of the retreating doctor. Coloured aquatint after T. Rowlandson, 1814, after himself.

A father has died and is mourned by his wife and children, as his eldest son returns from the wars, distraught by his arrival too late to see his father alive. Engraving by R. Gaillard, 1781, after J.B. Greuze.

A bereaved mother mourning her dead daughter in a graveyard, stricken with remorse for having treated her harshly in her lifetime. Engraving by R.L. Wright.

Colonel Kirke draws the attention of a distressed young lady to the body of her brother whom he had hanged in an adjoining room. Engraving by F. Deeves after W. Hamilton.

Note on Dr. Max Schur's comments on grief and mourning in infancy and early childhood / John Bowlby.

The last goodbye.

1in4zines. No. 3, Grief trigger (the exception) / lucysullivanuk.com.

The price of love : the selected works of Colin Murray Parkes / Colin Murray Parkes.

Miscarriage : The guidelines for good practice / Christine Moulder.

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Note on Dr. Max Schur's comments on grief and mourning in infancy and early childhood / John Bowlby.

The last goodbye.

1in4zines. No. 3, Grief trigger (the exception) / lucysullivanuk.com.

The price of love : the selected works of Colin Murray Parkes / Colin Murray Parkes.

Miscarriage : The guidelines for good practice / Christine Moulder.