First published in 1983, Mourning Dress chronicles the development of European and American mourning dress and etiquette from the middle ages to the present day

Vampires and witches and ghosts! Oh My! Werewolves and magic and dreams! Oh no! All of these elements and more reside between the covers of this book.

a highly readable account of a love match that pre-echoes the later relationship of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker-Bowles.