A cult classic from Edward Gorey, who influenced Tim Burton, Neil Gaiman and Guillermo Del Toro. A strange and melancholic rhyming alphabet presenting a series of orphans who met grizzly ends.
A truly prodigious and original artist, Edward St. John Gorey (1925-2000) gave to the world over one hundred works, including The Gashlycrumb Tinies, The Doubtful Guest and The Wuggly Ump; prize-winning set and costume designs for innumerable theatre productions from Cape Cod to Broadway; a remarkable number of illustrations in publications such as The New Yorker and The New York Times. Gorey's masterful pen and ink illustrations and his ironic, offbeat humour have brought him critical acclaim and an avid following throughout the world.
