Merovingian hagiography did not set out to reconstruct a biography in the Roman or the modern sense, but to attract and hold popular devotion by the formulas of elaborate literary exercises, through which the Frankish Church channeled popular piety within orthodox channels, defined the nature of sanctity and retained some control over the posthumous cults that developed spontaneously at burial sites, where the life-force of the saint lingered, to do good for the votary.

According to one story that first appeared in a 1475 posthumous biography and was subsequently embellished and popularized by Pierre-Simon Laplace, Callixtus III excommunicated the 1456 apparition of Halley's Comet, believing it to be an ill omen for the Christian defenders of Belgrade from the besieging armies of the Ottoman Empire.

Thoreau's friend Ellery Channing published his first biography, Thoreau the Poet-Naturalist, in 1873, and Channing and another friend Harrison Blake edited some poems, essays, and journal entries for posthumous publication in the 1890s.

After serving as a volunteer in the campaign of 1814 he went to Copenhagen to edit the posthumous papers of the Danish archaeologist Georg Zoega ( 1755 – 1809 ), and published his biography, Zoegas Leben ( Stutt.

Matthews was the focus of a British episode of This Is Your Life in the 1960s, and a posthumous biography from the BBC's 40 Minutes ( 1987 ), Catch A Fallen Star.

Stephen Calvert, which appeared only in serialized form and in the posthumous 1815 biography, remained little-read until the end of the 20th century, but is notable as the first US novel to thematize same-sex sexuality.

An abridged version of William Dunlap's posthumous 1815 biography of him was also reprinted in England in 1822.

* Erik Bruhn: I'm the Same, Only More-A Personal Portrait of the Legendary Dancer ( 2002 ), a posthumous 42-minute film biography by his friend, the Danish filmmaker Lennart Pasborg, includes performance footage and a recorded monologue by Bruhn used as a voice-over for clips and stills.

Additionally, in Deathly Hallows, Rita mentions in her Daily Prophet interview concerning her posthumous biography of Dumbledore that her Quick Quotes Quill helped her to write the book so quickly after his death.

In the 1980s Miller spent two years researching Bare-faced Messiah: The True Story of L. Ron Hubbard, a posthumous biography of the science-fiction author who had founded Scientology.

Some details of Herzog's account of the summit day have been called into question with the publication of other members ’ accounts of the expedition, most significantly by a biography of Gaston Rébuffat and the posthumous publication, in 1996, of Lachenal ’ s contemporaneous journals.

In his posthumous biography, completed by friend and journalist John Burrowes and his widow Lindy, with a quite pertinent foreword by Sir Hubert Opperman, OBE, MP, Mockridge ... wrote in chapter 15 ( Road Racing and Drugs ) quite openly about the widespread taking of drugs by the ' Grand Champions ' of his era Hubert Opperman, who took drugs ' in order to last a season.

In her posthumous biography, she describes how she would tuck emeralds into her beehive hairdo or pack them into her son's nappies for smuggling.

Lipscomb's posthumous oral biography, " I Say Me for a Parable ," edited by Glen Alyn, notes that Dylan listened to Mance play backstage at Newport in the early 1960s and then later took the stage and sang Mance's songs as his own.

Bare-faced Messiah: The True Story of L. Ron Hubbard is a posthumous biography of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard by British journalist Russell Miller.

It is from Bowles ' memoir in Elwes ' posthumous biography that we get most information about the Colesbourne garden, but even this is sadly scanty.

A posthumous essay on his father's life was published by Sir T. E. Colebrooke in 1873 as part of a reprinting of Miscellaneous Essays.

* Mental evolution in animals, with a posthumous essay on instinct by Charles Darwin ( 1883 )

* Against the Tide ( 1969 ); posthumous essay collection

The work done in the new pavilion by Duclaux clarified how the human body accomplished some of its vital functions and brought to light the role of a diastase and was finalized in resolving a controversy aroused between Pasteur and Berthelot after the publication of Claude Bernard ’ s posthumous essay regarding the nature of the agents implicated in some transformations that happen inside the plants like fermentation.

* Forgotten Lessons: Selected Essays of John T. Flynn ( 1996 ); posthumous essay collection

His third ( posthumous ) book, On Sham, Vulnerability and other forms of Self-Destruction ( 1973 ) is a collection of essays, among them his famed eight-page essay on " Sham ," originally prepared for the 1966 Conference on Society and Psychosis at the Hahnemann Medical College ( now Drexel University Medical School ) in Philadelphia.

* In a Glass Darkly ( 1872 ), a collection of five short stories in the horror and mystery genres, presented as the posthumous papers of the occult detective Dr Hesselius:

Around 1740, a collection of Albinoni's violin sonatas was published in France as a posthumous work, and scholars long presumed that meant that Albinoni had died by that time.

The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time is a posthumous collection of previously published and unpublished material by Douglas Adams.

* The Timeless Tales of Reginald Bretnor ( posthumous collection of 15 short stories )

Brooke's most famous collection of poetry, containing all five sonnets, 1914 & Other Poems, was first published in May 1915 and, in testament to his popularity, ran to 11 further impressions that year and by June 1918 had reached its 24th impression ; a process undoubtedly fuelled through posthumous interest.

Some of his last essays, found in his nonfiction anthologies and in his posthumous collection Winter's Light, describe his struggle to come emotionally to terms with a disease that had already killed many of his friends and fellow writers.

While the project was conceived and initiated before Norman's death, on May 27, 2008 the Arena Rock Recording company released Larry Norman – Rebel Poet, Jukebox Balladeer: The Anthology, " a posthumous collection " of a selection of Norman's pre-1978 songs " designed to belatedly introduce a mainstream audience to Norman's music ".

In his later years he spent much time preparing the posthumous collection of poems now known as Les Destinées ( though Vigny's intended title was Poèmes philosophiques ) which concludes with Vigny's final message to the world, L ' Esprit pur.

Several lesser works were also published, including a posthumous collection edited by John Claudius Loudon, despite having severely criticised his approach to gardens.

Tom Shapcott, reviewing With Love and Fury, her posthumous collection of selected letters published in 2007, comments that her letter on this topic to the Australian Prime Minister John Howard was " almost brutal in its scorn ".

Since his death, there have been many posthumous releases of his material, including a collection of four-track demos and studio recordings for his unfinished second album My Sweetheart the Drunk and expansions of debut album Grace and his Live at Sin-é EP.

A posthumous collection of essays was published in 1987 by François Wahl, Incidents.

Kobayashi Hideo, to whom Chūya entrusted the manuscript for Arishi Hi no Uta on his deathbed was responsible for the posthumous promotion of his works, and Ooka Shohei for collecting and editing The Complete Works of Nakahara Chūya, a collection containing the poet's uncollected poems, his journals, and many letters.

** Gruffudd Hiraethog-Oll synnwyr pen Kembero ygyd ( posthumous collection of Welsh proverbs made by William Salesbury )

A final posthumous collection of her stories, poems and aphorisms was published under the title Haven in 1951, with a preface by Elizabeth Bowen.

* La fille du shérif ( 1987 ) posthumous collection of short stories, compiled by Michel Lecureur

He wrote approximately 230, which he published in sixteen separate books spread across a half-century, from 1558 to the final posthumous collection in 1608.

His madrigal books are almost all for five voices, although he published one book in 1561 for four, and the posthumous collection of 1608 includes pieces ranging from four to seven voices.

Stylistically these motets are similar to his madrigals, and he published them throughout his career ; occasionally they appeared in collections of madrigals, such as in his posthumous Fifth Book for five voices ( 1566 ), and he also included some in a collection of motets for five voices published in 1545.

Until she died from her debut, during her short period of writing for about 15 years, she wrote 12 copies of poetry actively, which included her collection of poems and posthumous manuscripts.

He was one of Reynolds ' executors, and published a posthumous collection of his works ( 1798 ) with a memoir.

In 1999, Lurie released the album The Legendary Marvin Pontiac – Greatest Hits, which was purportedly a posthumous collection of the work of an insane African-Jewish musician named Marvin Pontiac.

* Vindications: Essays on Romantic Music ( posthumous collection of essays and broadcast scripts ), Faber, 1982 ; reprinted 2008

Lewis's late writings on ethics include the monographs Lewis ( 1955, 1957 ) and the posthumous collection Lewis ( 1969 ).

* The Mortgaged Heart ( 1972 ), a posthumous collection of writings, edited by her sister Rita