Grave Business: 18th-Century Graves & Tombs Tracked Down

Grave Business: Tracking Down Their Last Known Address

Pen and ink banner image showing the title Grave Business with sketches of gravestones, mausoleums, vaults, tombs and memorials.

Hunting down the final resting places of the 18th-century’s characters.

Some series are born from an idea. This one was born from standing in damp kirkyards squinting at weathered stone. Grave Business tracks down where the great minds of the Enlightenment actually ended up – the churchyards, the monuments, the sometimes surprising state of their memorials today. Expect atmosphere, a bit of history, a personal aside or two, and – because it matters when you’re standing there yourself – a “How to Find It” section for each entry.

More graves to come. Next up, I’m tracking down James Boswell, Lord Kames and George Dempster. Yeah, I said George Dempster! (Wanna fight about it?!)