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The title of this deliciously creepy collection of Gorey's work stems from the word amphigory , meaning a nonsense verse or composition. As always, Gorey's painstakingly cross- hatched pen and ink drawings are perfectly suited to his oddball verse and prose. The first book of 15, "The... read more
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The book is meant to be a collection of Gorey's works published from 1953-1965. starting with "The Unstrung Harp" and ending with "The Rememberd Visit". Two of the stories are drawn in colour. "The West Wing" is an entirley pictorial story.
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- 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.
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- Mr Earbrass
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“K is for Kate who was struck with an axe.”
First Sentence edit
Mr C(lavius) F(rederick) Earbrass is, of course, the well-known novelist.
Table of Contents edit
The Fifteen Books:
1) The Unstrung Harp (Or, "Mr. Earbrass Writes a Novel)
2) The Listing Attic
3) The Doubtful Guest
4) The Object-Lesson
5) The Bug Book
6) The Fatal Lozenge
7) The Hapless Child
8) The Curious Sofa
9) The Willowdale Handcar (Or, "The Return of the Black Doll")
10) The Gashlycrumb Tinies (Or, "After the Outing")
11) The Insect God
12) The West Wing
13) The Wuggly Ump
14) The Sinking Spell
15) The Remembered Visit
Glossary edit
- Amphigory or Amphigouri: A nonsense verse or composition
- Xenophobia: Fear of strangers or foreigners
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- Edward Gorey (Author)
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Page Count: 192
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Page Count: 192
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- Dewey: 741.973
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