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Thoughtful Alphabets: Edward Gorey’s Lost Cryptic 26-Word Illustrated Stories
Thoughtful Alphabets: Edward Gorey’s Lost Cryptic 26-Word Illustrated Stories

A delightfully dark journey into the love of language.

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Edward Gorey’s Donald Illustrations
Edward Gorey’s Donald Illustrations

A boy, a monster, and a loving mid-century collaboration.

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Viewers Like You: Edward Gorey’s Animated Intro for PBS’s Mystery
Viewers Like You: Edward Gorey’s Animated Intro for PBS’s Mystery

Lessons in giving from the master of the macabre.

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Edward Gorey’s Never-Before-Seen Letters and Illustrated Envelopes
Edward Gorey’s Never-Before-Seen Letters and Illustrated Envelopes

What a housefly has to do with Tim Burton and everything that makes snail mail great.

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The Strange Case of Edward Gorey
The Strange Case of Edward Gorey

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Edward Gorey Illustrates Little Red Riding Hood and Other Classic Children’s Stories
Edward Gorey Illustrates Little Red Riding Hood and Other Classic Children’s Stories

An irreverent take on some of history’s most beloved storytelling.

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Scrap Irony: Irreverent Illustrated Cultural Commentary by Edward Gorey circa 1961
Scrap Irony: Irreverent Illustrated Cultural Commentary by Edward Gorey circa 1961

What the physiological effects of space flight have to do with the art of courtship and the Oedipus complex.

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The Curious Sofa: Edward Gorey’s Vintage “Porno-graphic” Children’s Book for Adults
The Curious Sofa: Edward Gorey’s Vintage “Porno-graphic” Children’s Book for Adults

A naughty illustrated tale of mad mid-century matinees.

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Tom Gauld’s Both: If Edward Gorey Did Contemporary Quirk-Comics
Tom Gauld’s Both: If Edward Gorey Did Contemporary Quirk-Comics

What a morally outraged sweetcorn kernel has to do with some not-so-bright astronauts and Mexican wrestlers.

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If Gorey and Sendak Had Illustrated Kafka for Kids
If Gorey and Sendak Had Illustrated Kafka for Kids

A hauntingly beautiful black-and-white adaptation of the beloved author in children’s verses.

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