Edward Gorey's unique and whimsical drawings accompany verses such as "The Glorious Nosebleed", "The Utter Zoo", "The Epileptic Bicycle", and fourteen other selections.
Figbash is acrobatic, topiaries are tragic, hippopotami are admonitory, and galoshes are remorseful in this celebration of a unique talent that never fails to delight, amuse, and confound readers. This latest collection displays in glorious abundance the offbeat characters and droll humor of Edward Gorey.
Edited by one of the authors of THE WORLD OF EDWARD GOREY, this volume is comprised of excerpts from interviews with and autobiographical writings by illustrator Gorey, and is accented with a number of previously unpublished drawings and sketches, along with little-seen photographs.
In his Preface to "A Christmas Carol", Charles Dickens wrote that he tried "to raise the Ghost of an Idea" with readers and trusted that it would "haunt their house pleasantly". In December 1997, 154 Christmases later, the "New York Times Magazine" asked its own Edward Gorey to refurbish this enduring morality tale. The result is this "dispirited ...
"Thirty-five imaginative and humorous poems for an adult and a child to read aloud together. . . . The entertaining verses are varied as to length, rhythm, and subject and are illustrated with harmoniously amusing drawings".--Booklist.
The further adventures of Johnny Dixon and his friends Fergie and Professor Childermass. When Fergie borrows a book from the library, she is unaware that the tome has been enchanted by the evil sorcerer Jarmyn Thanatos. As Fergie falls under Thanatos's spell, she endangers not only her own life but those of Johnny and the professor as well.
Professor Childermass lends a collection of his bizarre objects to the Gudge Museum, and in exchange they give a job to his young friend, Johnny Dixon. One day while working at the museum, Johnny meets the mysterious Mattheus Mergal who insists that Johnny show him the objects lent by the professor. Johnny and Professor Childermass soon discover ...
An umbrella is missing. A man is distressed. A thief scampers over rooftops. A child is in danger. A Harangued salesclerk weeks. A dog saves the day. The intriguing story of The Sopping Thursday is unlike any other Edward Gorey book, both because of its unique gray-and black illustrations and because it has a happy ending (if one is to dismiss any ...
While exploring an abandoned theater, Lewis and his friend Rose discover an unpublished opera score. When the composer's grandson finds out about the discovery, he convinces the town to put on a production of the opera. But the grandson knows that when the opera is performed, the dead will rise and help him to enslave the world. Will Lewis and ...
This sorry tale of petite Charlotte Sophia's catastrophic, short life is classic Gorey. The poor child is orphaned and treated mercilessly by schoolmates and ruffians alike, and only barely survives--for a time, anyway--by the skin of her baby teeth. Even her doll suffers a grusome end. The little girl's journeiy is perfect fodder for Edward Gorey ...
Originally published in 1959, this memorable modern work re-creates the classic stories and beloved myths of ancient Greece, including tales of Jason and the Argonauts and Theseus and the Minotaur, among many others. Ppen-and-ink sketches offer a visual interpretation of these great myths.
Pop-up illustrations and verses divulge how, one by one, six members of the MacFizzet family monstrously disappear during a visit to Hickyacket Hall, leaving behind only young Neville, who expects "it was all for the best."
It's difficult to say what The Iron Tonic is about, although it is 'known the skating pond conceals a family of enormous eels', and that 'the light is fading from the day. The rest is darkness and dismay'. Whatever it is about, though, The Iron Tonic could be seen as Edward Gorey's version of a winter afternoon in one of the great Russian novels ...
The spine-tingling delights of PBS's popular Mystery! programs are gathered in this large-format, richly illustrated book. The best of this program's years are collected in photos, posters, reminiscences, commentary, analysis, essays, and reviews of the shows and the genre itself. Edward Gorey's ghastly illustrations are sprinkled liberally ...
Johnny Dixon, Fergie Ferguson, Father Higgins, and Professor Childermass return for another adventure. Here they must battle zombies and an evil voodoo princess who comes to America in search of a ceremonial drum that has been stolen from her cult.
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