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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.

Under the Paris Opera House lives a disfigured musical genius who uses music to win the love of a beautiful opera singer.

In this curious tale, four children, accompanied by their faithful cat, stumble around in the dark and ask, "What''s going on when the lights go out?" A lot of imagination and a little bit of science (cue a flashlight and an orange) inspire a creative conclusion. To these young minds, why we have day and night is a big question that can only be answered by one (very hungry) little bug.

Donald encounters a difficulty as a splinter enters the calf of his leg.

The Simpson children decide that the ugly sculpin fish they keep catching wants to be friends.

Donald finder en larve og lukker den inde i et glas. Spændende sort/hvide illustrationer af Edward Gorey

Item is a computer-printed layout copy of the afterword for the "50th anniversary retrospective" of E.B. White''s "Charlotte''s web" published by HarperCollins in 2002, with handwritten edits by the author (of the afterword) included.