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Author : Ogdred Weary
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (22 download)
Download or read book The Curious Sofa written by Ogdred Weary and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Mark Dery
Publisher : Little, Brown
ISBN 13 : 031645107X
Total Pages : 472 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (164 download)
Download or read book Born to Be Posthumous written by Mark Dery and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2018-11-06 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive biography of Edward Gorey, the eccentric master of macabre nonsense. From The Gashlycrumb Tinies to The Doubtful Guest, Edward Gorey's wickedly funny and deliciously sinister little books have influenced our culture in innumerable ways, from the works of Tim Burton and Neil Gaiman to Lemony Snicket. Some even call him the Grandfather of Goth. But who was this man, who lived with over twenty thousand books and six cats, who roomed with Frank O'Hara at Harvard, and was known -- in the late 1940s, no less -- to traipse around in full-length fur coats, clanking bracelets, and an Edwardian beard? An eccentric, a gregarious recluse, an enigmatic auteur of whimsically morbid masterpieces, yes -- but who was the real Edward Gorey behind the Oscar Wildean pose? He published over a hundred books and illustrated works by Samuel Beckett, T.S. Eliot, Edward Lear, John Updike, Charles Dickens, Hilaire Belloc, Muriel Spark, Bram Stoker, Gilbert & Sullivan, and others. At the same time, he was a deeply complicated and conflicted individual, a man whose art reflected his obsessions with the disquieting and the darkly hilarious. Based on newly uncovered correspondence and interviews with personalities as diverse as John Ashbery, Donald Hall, Lemony Snicket, Neil Gaiman, and Anna Sui, Born to Be Posthumous draws back the curtain on the eccentric genius and mysterious life of Edward Gorey.
Author : Malcolm Whyte
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN 13 : 1496836804
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (968 download)
Download or read book Gorey Secrets written by Malcolm Whyte and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 2021-11-01 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Edward Gorey (1925–2000) was a fascinating and prolific author and artist. Of the one hundred delightful and fascinating books that Gorey wrote and illustrated, he rarely revealed their specific inspirations or their meanings. Where did his intriguing ideas come from? In Gorey Secrets: Artistic and Literary Inspirations behind Divers Books by Edward Gorey, Malcolm Whyte utilizes years of thorough research to tell an engrossing, revealing story about Gorey’s unique works. Exploring a sampling of Gorey’s eclectic writings, from The Beastly Baby and The Iron Tonic to The Curious Sofa and Dracula, Whyte uncovers influences of Herman Melville, Agatha Christie, Edward Lear, the I Ching, William Hogarth, Rene Magritte, Hokusai, French cinema, early toy books, eighteenth-century religious tracts for children, and much more. With an enlightening preface by Gorey collaborator and scholar Peter F. Neumeyer, Gorey Secrets brings important, uncharted insight into the genius of Edward Gorey and is a welcome addition to collections of both the seasoned Gorey reader and those who are just discovering his captivating books.
Author : Edward Gorey
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780825304064
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (4 download)
Download or read book Curious Sofa written by Edward Gorey and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Edward Gorey
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 9780156056724
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (567 download)
Download or read book Amphigorey Also written by Edward Gorey and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 1993 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawings (including thirty-two pages in color), captions, and verse showcasing Gorey's unique talents and humor. "The Glorious Nosebleed," "The Utter Zoo," "The Epiplectic Bicycle," and fourteen other selections.
Author : Amy Azzarito
Publisher : Chronicle Books
ISBN 13 : 1452179026
Total Pages : 229 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (521 download)
Download or read book The Elements of a Home written by Amy Azzarito and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2020-03-17 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Elements of a Home reveals the fascinating stories behind more than 60 everyday household objects and furnishings. Brimming with amusing anecdotes and absorbing trivia, this captivating collection is a treasure trove of curiosities. With tales from the kitchen, the bedroom, and every room in between, these pages expose how napkins got their start as lumps of dough in ancient Greece, why forks were once seen as immoral tools of the devil, and how Plato devised one of the earliest alarm clocks using rocks and water—plus so much more. • A charming book for anyone who loves history, design, or décor • Readers discover tales from every nook and cranny of a home. • Entries feature historical details from locations all over the world, including Europe, Asia, North America, and Africa. As a design historian and former managing editor of Design*Sponge, author Amy Azzarito has crafted an engaging, whimsical history of the household objects you've never thought twice about. The result is a fascinating book filled with tidbits from a wide range of cultures and places about the history of domestic luxury. • Filled with lovely illustrations by Alice Pattullo • Perfect for anyone who adores interior design, trivia, history, and unique facts • Great for those who enjoyed The Greatest Stories Never Told: 100 Tales from History to Astonish, Bewilder, and Stupefy by Rick Beyer, An Uncommon History of Common Things by Bethanne Patrick and John Thompson, Encyclopedia of the Exquisite: An Anecdotal History of Elegant Delights by Jessica Kerwin Jenkins
Author : Edward Gorey
Publisher : Astor-Honor Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 9780839210207
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (12 download)
Download or read book Curious Sofa, Ogdred Weary written by Edward Gorey and published by Astor-Honor Incorporated. This book was released on 1961-01-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Edward Gorey
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 44 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (2 download)
Download or read book The Sinking Spell written by Edward Gorey and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Edward Gorey
Publisher : W. Clement Stone
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 72 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)
Download or read book The Curious Sofa written by Edward Gorey and published by W. Clement Stone. This book was released on 1961 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Christopher Schwarz
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780990623076
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (23 download)
Download or read book The Anarchist's Design Book written by Christopher Schwarz and published by . This book was released on 2016-02-28 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Edward Gorey
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780747541554
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (415 download)
Download or read book The Doubtful Guest written by Edward Gorey and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 1998 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Being a tale--perhaps an allegory--of deceptive simplicity, with universal meaning for all civilized men and women, Gorey's "The Doubtful Guest" is republished here in a deluxe hardcover edition at an eerily low price.
Author : Edward Gorey
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 9780156030212
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (32 download)
Download or read book Amphigorey Again written by Edward Gorey and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2007 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Figbash is acrobatic, topiaries are tragic, hippopotami are admonitory, and galoshes are remorseful in this celebration of a unique talent that never fails to delight, amuse, and confound readers. This latest collection displays in glorious abundance the offbeat characters and droll humor of Edward Gorey.
Author : Louis Grumet
Publisher : Chicago Review Press
ISBN 13 : 1613735030
Total Pages : 287 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (137 download)
Download or read book Curious Case of Kiryas Joel written by Louis Grumet and published by Chicago Review Press. This book was released on 2016-04-01 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twenty years ago, on the last day of session, the New York State Legislature created a publicly funded school district to cater to the interests of a religious sect called Kiryas Joel, an extremely insular group of Hasidic Jews. The sect had bought land in upstate New York, populated it solely with members of its faction, and created a village that exerted extraordinary political pressure over both political parties in the Legislature. Marking the first time in American history that a governmental unit was established for a religious group, the Legislature's action prompted years of litigation that eventually went to the Supreme Court. The 1994 case, The Board of Education of the Village of Kiryas Joel v. Grumet, stands as the most important legal precedent in the fight to uphold the separation of church and state. In The Curious Case of Kiryas Joel, plaintiff Louis Grumet opens a window onto the Satmar Hasidic community and details the inside story of his fight for the First Amendment. This story—a blend of politics, religion, cultural clashes, and constitutional tension—is an object lesson in the ongoing debate over freedom of vs. freedom from religion.
Author : Peter F. Neumeyer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (563 download)
Download or read book Donald and the ... written by Peter F. Neumeyer and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Edward Gorey
Publisher : Bloomsbury Pub Limited
ISBN 13 : 9780747550396
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (53 download)
Download or read book The Headless Bust written by Edward Gorey and published by Bloomsbury Pub Limited. This book was released on 2000 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The inhabitants of the ever-so-popular Haunted-Tea Cosy return in a new holiday tale. As we wander off with Edward Gorey into the new millenium our reasons for being here are far from clear. Nevertheless, here is the master craftsman at his best!
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Publisher : Alison Green Books
ISBN 13 : 9781407171845
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (718 download)
Download or read book Sofa Dog PB written by and published by Alison Green Books. This book was released on 2017-08-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sofa Dog loves his sofa - and there's NO ROOM for ANYONE ELSE! Unfortunately, all sorts of crazy characters want to share it with him: two cats; three aunties; several rabbits; some orangutans, and even a prize-winning pony. What on earth is a sofa-loving dog to do? Join in the mayhem, and discover just how much you can squish on one sofa! Leonie Lord is the internationally acclaimed illustrator of the bestselling WHIFFY WILSON books. SOFA DOG is the first book she has both written and illustrated.
Author : Matthias Picard
Publisher : Harry N. Abrams
ISBN 13 : 9781419710438
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (14 download)
Download or read book Jim Curious written by Matthias Picard and published by Harry N. Abrams. This book was released on 2014-04-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Follows a young boy's fantastical undersea journey through polluted waters to an astounding deep-sea world of sunken ships, amazing sea creatures, and lost city remnants.
