The Angel, the Automobilist, and Eighteen Others
Title | The Angel, the Automobilist, and Eighteen Others PDF eBook |
Author | Edward Gorey |
Publisher | Pomegranate Communications |
Pages | 40 |
Release | 2016 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780764975400 |
"A collection of twenty illustrations by artist Edward Gorey"--
The World of Edward Gorey
Title | The World of Edward Gorey PDF eBook |
Author | Clifford Ross |
Publisher | Harry N. Abrams |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2002-10-29 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 9780810990838 |
A look at the artist and his work, including his illustrations for T.S. Eliot's Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats and the animated credits for the Mystery! series on public television.
Saint Melissa the Mottled
Title | Saint Melissa the Mottled PDF eBook |
Author | Edward Gorey |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Pages | 51 |
Release | 2012-10-30 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1608198855 |
A rare and irreverent, previously unpublished story by the late author of The Wuggly Ump profiles offbeat Saint Melissa, whose canonization occurred despite her Miracles of Destruction, through which she would induce migraines, refine lust and set supernatural traps that have yet to be sprung. 15,000 first printing.
The Unstrung Harp, Or, Mr. Earbrass Writes a Novel
Title | The Unstrung Harp, Or, Mr. Earbrass Writes a Novel PDF eBook |
Author | Edward Gorey |
Publisher | Harper |
Pages | 72 |
Release | 1999 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN |
Called "a small masterpiece" by the "Times Literary Supplement, " this book, originally published in 1953, takes a look at the literary life and its attendant woes: isolation, writer's block, professional jealousy, and plain boredom. Illustrations.
Three Ladies Beside the Sea
Title | Three Ladies Beside the Sea PDF eBook |
Author | Rhoda Levine |
Publisher | New York Review of Books |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2025-07-15 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 168137952X |
Wickedly funny and delightfully sad, Three Ladies Beside the Sea is a tale of love found, love lost, and love never-ending. Edward Gorey’s off-kilter Edwardian maidens are the perfect accompaniment to Rhoda Levine’s lilting rhymes.The place is remote:Three houses beside the sea.The Characters are Few:Laughing Edith of Ecstasy,Edith so happy and gay.Smiling Catherine of Compromise,She smiles her life away.And then there is Alice of Hazard,A dangerous life leads she.The question in the plot is quite simple:Why is Alice up in a tree?The answer can be discovered:Edith and Catherine do.
Nonsense!
Title | Nonsense! PDF eBook |
Author | Lori Mortensen |
Publisher | Versify |
Pages | 43 |
Release | 2020 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 0358033683 |
Profiles the education and eccentric brilliance of writer and artist Edward Gorey, discussing the creative process that led to more than 100 children's books and inspired a generation of creators, from Lemony Snicket to Tim Burton.
Wayne Thiebaud 100
Title | Wayne Thiebaud 100 PDF eBook |
Author | Scott Shields |
Publisher | Pomegranate Communications |
Pages | 212 |
Release | 2020 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781087501178 |
"This book celebrates the 100th birthday of Wayne Thiebaud. Best known for his tantalizing paintings of cakes and pies, Thiebaud has long been affiliated with pop art, though his body of work is far more expansive. This book includes pieces drawn from both the holdings at The Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento, California, and from the collection of the Thiebaud family, many of which have never been published or shown publicly"--