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Description edit
This latest collection displays in glorious abundance the offbeat characters and droll humor of Edward Gorey. 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... read more
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
Characters/People edit
- Various comic strip characters: This is a collection of graphic stories by the master Edward Gorey. Many characters are nameless, and only referred to by their genders.
Table of Contents edit
1. The Galoshes of Remorse
2. Signs of Spring
3. Seasonal Confusion
4. Random Walk
5. Category
6. The Other Statue
7. 10 Impossible Objects (abridged)
8. The Universal Solvent (abridged)
9. Scenes de Ballet
10. Verse Advice
11. The Deadly Blotter
12. Creativity
13. The Retrieved Locket
14. The Water Flowers
15. The Haunted Tea-Cosy
16. Christmas Wrap-up
17. The Headless Bust
18. The Just Dessert
19. The Admonitory Hippopotamus
20. Neglected Murderesses
21. Tragedies Topiaries
22. The Raging Tide
23. The Unknown Vegetable
24. Another Random Walk
25. Serious Life: A Cruise
26. Figbash Acrobate
27. La Malle Saignante
28. The Izzard Book
Authors & Contributors edit
- Edward Gorey (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 741.5973
Subjects edit
- Books › Literature & Fiction › World Literature › United States › Humor
- Books › Entertainment › Humor › Satire, General
- Books › Arts & Photography › Instructional & How-To › Drawing
- Books › Entertainment › Humor › Satire
- Books › Arts & Photography › Drawing › Pen & Ink
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Contemporary
- Books › Comics & Graphic Novels › Graphic Novels
- Books › Arts & Photography › Artists, A-Z
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