Dancing Cats and Neglected Murderesses [Paperback]

Edward Gorey (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Workman Pub Co; 1ST edition (April 1980)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0894800825
• ISBN-13: 978-0894800825
• Product Dimensions: 6.4 x 4.4 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,319,028 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Edward Gorey (1925-2000) wrote and illustrated such popular books as The Doubtful Guest, The Gashlycrumb Tinies, and The Headless Bust. He was also a very successful set and costume designer, earning a Tony Award for his Broadway production of Edward Gorey's Dracula. Animated sequences of his work have introduced the PBS series Mystery! since 1980.

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A placidly homicidal terpsichorean feline romp, in two parts, December 23, 1998

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This review is from: Dancing Cats and Neglected Murderesses (Paperback)

This surreal little volume allows one to wander through increasingly subversive snippets of two seperate(?) topics, at once both unnerving and delightful in their irreverent seriousness. The sections of the book, specified in the title, diverge in feeling as well as content: the dancing cats serving as the light side to the darker, and more snidely witty foray into the realm of neglected murderesses. As always, Gorey's spindly, expressive drawings are at the top of their form in completing the numerous shadowy verse vignettes that make up each half of the book.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Cute, September 15, 2011

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Jaime Hayes (Atlanta) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Dancing Cats and Neglected Murderesses (Paperback)

Not my favorite Edward Gorey book but it's cute and clever, as you would expect from Gorey. However, these are not stories, it is just a collection of drawings with clever titles/ descriptions.