![]() ![]() The first book of 15, "The Unstrung Harp," describes the writing process of novelist Mr. As always, Gorey's painstakingly cross- hatched pen and ink drawings are perfectly suited to his oddball verse and prose. The title of this deliciously creepy collection of Gorey's work stems from the word amphigory, meaning a nonsense verse or composition. An eccentric, funny book for either the uninitiated or diehard Gorey fans. ![]() "The Gashlycrumb Tinies," for example, begins like this: "A is for AMY who fell down the stairs, B is for BASIL assaulted by bears," and so on. Clavius Frederick Earbrass: "He must be mad to go on enduring the unexquisite agony of writing when it all turns out drivel." In "The Listing Attic," you'll find a set of quirky limericks such as "A certain young man, it was noted, / Went about in the heat thickly coated / He said, 'You may scoff, / But I shan't take it off / Underneath I am horribly bloated.' " Many of Gorey's tales involve untimely deaths and dreadful mishaps, but much like tragic Irish ballads with their perky rhythms and melodies, they come off as strangely lighthearted. ![]() “The title of this deliciously creepy collection of Gorey's work stems from the word amphigory, meaning a nonsense verse or composition. ![]()
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