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April 14th 2006 07:06
EDWARD GOREY (1925 - 2000)
Edward Gorey was born in Chicago in 1925 and wrote and illustrated more than 100 books. Most are short, blackly humourous poems illustrated with Gorey's distinctive etchings, which have a sinister atmosphere and an old-fashioned English style. Many of these books are next to impossible to find nowadays, but are available in the "Amphigorey" anthologies, or as original copies at extremely high prices if you look hard enough. He also illustrated many other books, including Dracula and The War of the Worlds.
He was quite a character and was famous for his many eccentricities. For many years he didn't miss a single performance of the New York City Ballet, attending each one dressed in a full-length fur coat and tennis shoes.
The first Edward Gorey book I got was the Gashlycrumb Tinies, a simple A to Z of various ways in which children meet their end. Probably one of the grimmest of his poems, but also one which is available online accompanied by the illustrations, which are really just as important as the words for Gorey's poems. Click the link below and enjoy!
The Gashlycrumb Tinies
Edward Gorey was born in Chicago in 1925 and wrote and illustrated more than 100 books. Most are short, blackly humourous poems illustrated with Gorey's distinctive etchings, which have a sinister atmosphere and an old-fashioned English style. Many of these books are next to impossible to find nowadays, but are available in the "Amphigorey" anthologies, or as original copies at extremely high prices if you look hard enough. He also illustrated many other books, including Dracula and The War of the Worlds.
He was quite a character and was famous for his many eccentricities. For many years he didn't miss a single performance of the New York City Ballet, attending each one dressed in a full-length fur coat and tennis shoes.
The first Edward Gorey book I got was the Gashlycrumb Tinies, a simple A to Z of various ways in which children meet their end. Probably one of the grimmest of his poems, but also one which is available online accompanied by the illustrations, which are really just as important as the words for Gorey's poems. Click the link below and enjoy!
The Gashlycrumb Tinies
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