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The first of four collections of the -- often miniature -- works of the inimitable and eccentric Edward Gorey.
Gorey pretty much made a successful career out of being an eccentric. Reclusive, a nearly obsessive fan of ballet, sneakered and fur-coat garbed, and with a house full of cats, his graphic art and illustrated poetry projected such an oddly distinctive ambience that many people thought that he was either British and/or had lived and died in the late Victorican age. In fact, he was American born and raised, lived from 1925 - 2000, hardly ever traveled far from his New England home, and was a dedicated follower of the soap operas on daytime television.
In his early career, in the 1950s, he self-published a number of (literally) small single-work volumes which he wrote and illustrated himself. These volumes sport such interesting titles as "The Unstrung Harp," "The Doubtful Guest," "The Listing Attic," and "The Curious Sofa." Much of his work has a slightly uneasy macabre cast to it, frequently with morbid outcomes, although any violence is nearly always suggestive rather than outright. Since his death many of these small books have been re-released in modern, UPC adorned editions, and the original limited editions have been known to fetch some significant collectors' prices.
The "Amphigory" books are collections of several of these short pieces into single larger volumes, with the "Amphigory" volume, containing 15 works, being the first of these. This, along with two other collections:
.. "Amphigory, Too" .. "Amphigory Also"
... were published during Gorey's lifetime. The fourth volume, "Amphigory Again" is a posthumous collection of his work.Read more ›
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This is a fine collection of Edward Gorey's works. These books were published between 1953 and 1965 when Gorey was still quite young. They are for both the old and young (although it's best to read them yourself first) and contain stories and verse of what he always referred to as nonsense. There is more than a bit of dark matter here- one of the books goes through the ABC's of how different children die- but I remember that my older brother found it hilarious when we were little. Go figure.
The art is what made me purchase this book. Gorey's pen and ink drawings are overwhelmingly gothic in nature and the shape of his characters, their expressions, backgrounds and the bizarre happenings are fascinating. I remember being surprised when I found out that he was American rather than British because his artwork always reminded me of old Victorian art. Between his art and his obviously vivid imagination, he must have been quite a man.
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This book was on my wish list and it was accidentally ordered when my phone kind of freaked out. But I call it fate and kept it. I was going to order it just not so soon. But I love Edward Gorey. I can't wait to get the other collections. I've had this book twice before and they always end up missing. That's how much I love this book. It arrived pretty quick. Thank you.
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I have been a Gorey fan for many years and am so happy to find his books being reprinted, and other previously unavailable books being offered. This most recent purchase was to share with a friend who, somehow, had never managed to discover Edward Gorey!
And PS/ Any writers out there will really enjoy THE UNSTRUNG HARP included in this volume!
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I'd never heard of Edward Gorey till his work came up as a recommendation on Amazon when I purchased 'Struwwelpeter'. This is a wonderful collection of fifteen short stories/ funny alphabets/ collections of limericks. One 'story' is wordless. A couple have colour pictures and are particularly suitable for a younger audience. One is subtitled 'A Pornographic Work' (you're quite safe reading it!) I have reviewed each individually (qv), but in brief: 1) The Unstrung Harp is to my mind the funniest in this collection - the tale of a struggling writer, written in wonderful rather Victorian English, and with accompanying illustrations. 2) The Listing Attic - a collection of excellent limericks 3) The Doubtful Guest - another wonderful short story (in rhyming couplets) of a peculiar creature who turns up one day to live with a Victorian family 4)The Object-Lesson - very strange; 3 b/w illustrations per page, each with a line of text. No obvious thread to the narrative - seemed to me to be a take-off of Japanese haiku 5)The Bug Book - in colour, and aimed at kids too, tale of some friendly bugs and how they deal with a nasty big bully bug who shows up one day 6) The Fatal Lozenge - A brilliant alphabet, each letter featuring a person (from Apparition to Zouave) with a 4 line verse 7) The Hapless Child - A parody of terribly sad Victorian children's tales (only THEY usually have a happy ending!) 8) The Curious Sofa - For me the weak point of the collection. Meant to be a funny pornographic tale, but I just found it silly 9) The Willowdale Handcar - Weird, but funny, tale of three young people who decide to take off in a handcar one day. At times quite scary things occur, but as in many Gorey tales, don't expect a conclusion...Read more ›
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