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The Gashlycrumb Tinies Hardcover – October 15, 1997

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A new, small-format edition of one of Edward Gorey’s “dark masterpieces of surreal morality” (Vanity Fair): a witty, disquieting journey through the alphabet.

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64 pages
Language

English
Publisher

Harcourt Brace
Publication date

October 15, 1997
Dimensions

5.12 x 6.32 x 0.48 inches
ISBN-10

0151003084
ISBN-13

978-0151003082
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"A is for Amy who fell down the stairs. B is for Basil assaulted by bears. C is for Clara who wasted away. D is for Desmond thrown out of a sleigh..." The rhyming couplets of this grim abecedarian are familiar, of course, to devotees of macabre humor, but the darkly crosshatched drawings are (as Poe put it) "the soul of the plot." Several years went by during which The Gashlycrumb Tinies: Or, After the Outing was not available in a small hardcover edition like this one, which is the true format for Edward Gorey's specialty, the adult picture book. (For those who wish to share the gloom there's a 10-copy assortment with The Curious Sofa.)

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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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Harcourt Brace (October 15, 1997)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 64 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0151003084
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0151003082
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 4.6 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.12 x 6.32 x 0.48 inches

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- #7 in Limericks & Humorous Verse
- #12 in Historical & Biographical Fiction Graphic Novels

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Delightful book!!

Reviewed in the United States on July 30, 2019

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This is a wonderful book! This book is small, but it is completely delightful! The illustrations are great. I highly recommend this book for everyone (young and old)! Please mark if you find my review helpful. Thank you so much!

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Sarah J Jackson

This book made me who I am today

Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2020

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Picture in your mind a breezy autumn day in Louisville, KY in the Fall of 19-- (hey - I'm not going to give away my age!). My mom took us to my favorite library - it was a magnificent old building and the rows of bookshelves - even as a young kid I knew how special that place was. After reading Arnold Lobell and Amelia Badelia, I stumbled upon this little gem. Imagine my newly-found morbid fascination and delight as I started turning the pages of this wee sinister book! One rhyme after another describing each death as though it were a folly, a lark. I WAS HOOKED. What WAS this madness?! The illustrations - the poems - the deaths! Did I mention the deaths? This book unlocked something deep within me - that very thing which has sustained me well into adulthood and has been my coping mechanism during life's most tumultuous storms: a dark sense of humor. Thank you Gashlycrumb Tinies. I see you. I hear you. I feel you. I get it. Thank you for showing me that laughing in the face of tragedy is OK. Thank you for teaching me that sh** happens and tomorrow is another day. Thank you. You are part of the fabric of which I am woven. Thank you.

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B. Wells

An Amusing and Ghastly Gallery of Gruesome Demises

Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2019

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Ostensibly a children's book (but beloved by many adults), Edward Gorey's “The Gashlycrumb Tinies”, originally published in 1963, has never set well with certain members of the reading public who decry its content as too disturbing, too sick, or simply just too much for their fragile constitutions (and, allegedly, the constitutions of any sheltered offspring they may have under their command). Presented in a series of interrelated rhyming couplets, the book, in less than 30 pages, succinctly recounts the grisly and untimely demises of 26 unfortunate “tinies” (children) who are, often as a result of their own folly, dispatched in alphabetical order (“A is for Amy...”, “B is for Basil”...etc.). The result is a jet-black combination of Gorey's clever, hair-raising humor and the delightfully morbid illustrations that accompany the tinies' fatal misadventures. I was a child myself when I first read this and I find it as entertaining today as I did 55 years ago: it's a work chock-full of giggles that's also a parody of every parents worst nightmare. But, while I understand Gorey's sense of humor may not appeal to everyone, I find the expressions of horror and disgust that continue to greet this book to be ridiculous, and more reflective of some reader's coddled natures than as fair or accurate critiques. Those of us entranced by the old Grimm's Fairy Tales as toddlers were pretty much inured to the iniquities of the sanguinary finger of fate by the time “The Gashlycrumb Tinies” came out. If you haven't read Edward Gorey, “The Gashlycrumb Tinies” is as good a place as any to start. It's short, to-the-point and, once you've finished, you'll undoubtedly know whether or not you're a Gorey fan.

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Boo!

Reviewed in the United States on March 20, 2017

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I LOVE this book! So does my 5-year-old granddaughter. Others, especially adults, who have read it, are a little unnerved by it. You need to have a clever sense of humor and not mind a little dark humor! Disturbing things bring on the demise of each kid whose names all match the ABC letter through the alphabet. If you or your child can appreciate The Addams Family, the Munsters, and haunted stories, while resting assured they are only stories, not letting their horror get to you, you too will love the Gashlycrumb Tinies!

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Betty B.

Fun and Clever!

Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2018

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This was mentioned in Louise Penny’s lastest Inspector Gamache mystery so I hurried to Amazon to see what it was all about. It sounded like a little treasure and I immediately ordered a copy, which I am giving to a friend. I went through and substituted the names of friends and family members for some letters of the alphabet to make it even more fun as they read it to their grandchildren. Now I have to order another copy for myself. I expect I will give this to a number of friends in the future.

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MW80

A must in the book collection of children, funny, adults love it too.

Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2018

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The Gashleycrumb Tinies
Has got to be the most macabre fun you might ever have your your growing little ones..a Halloween story at the least, it’s not for the faint of heart.. it’s flat out about the death of children, which isn’t funny.. but the Gashlycrumb Tinies breaks the heart of the truth.. we die, children die, but never so amusingly, nor horrible...
My grandchildren know there is sophisticated humor to this beautiful, sad, and very odd story told by each letter of the alphabet for the doomed Tinies therein..
I would not recommend for children under the age of eight..

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The Awful Alphabet

Reviewed in the United States on April 13, 2021

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I cannot think of a better way to learn the alphabet than Edward Gorey's macabre "The Gashlycrumb Tinies."

Like so many others, I assumed (based on his drawing and sense of humor) that Edward Gorey was British, but he was actually born in Chicago, and had what he described as "negligible" training. In spite of only one semester in art school and a conventional education, he published over 100 books, and illustrated some 50 more.

"Gashlycrumb" (or "After the Outing") is 26 pages of illustrated verse, one line per page, each showing a child - designated by a name starting with the alphabetic letter in question - who is about to die a rather creative death. Incredibly weird, delightfully ghoulish, not for terribly small children or the overly sensitive, but delightful for the rest of us. Unlike most of his work, it's been newly published in a small edition and is therefore readily available for us to enjoy.

Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2020

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Okay, hilarious...great illustrations...clever, clever, clever! I love it!

Favorites:

"F is for Fanny sucked dry by a leech"
"X is for Xerxes devoured by mice"
"Z is for Zillah who drank too much gin"

Hehehe, Priceless! Thanks R. & Tracy!!!

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Yessssssss!!!!!!!! It finally arrived!

"A is for Amy who fell down the stairs..."

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Arbiter of Good Taste

A masterwork, totally ruined by poor reproduction quality

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 15, 2019

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I cannot believe that Edward Gorey's estate allowed this horrid representation of what is probably his most famous and beloved work to be produced. The quality of the illustrations (and all Gorey fans know that the pictures speak a million words) is unbelievably bad: Gorey's painstakingly executed and richly detailed drawings are smudged almost beyond comprehension.

I bought this as a gift for a friend who is new to Gorey.

My own collection boasts many signed first editions of Gorey's books, postcards (I own one of the 250 sets of "Neglected Murderesses" ever produced, signed and numbered), and other odd projects (a paper doll book featuring a bear!) , so I know what Gorey intended for us to see. You will not see his work accurately reproduced in this edition.

I strongly suggest that you go to a used book site (i.e. Abe Books) and look for an older edition of this book which was first published in 1963. Even the reproduction in the first volume of his collected works - "Amphigorey" - is far better.

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Mrs. E. A. Marks

Adorable!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 23, 2020

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There isn't a lot to be said about this little book, except that it's charming, touching and beautifully illustrated. Very, very sweet.

Ellison F

Brilliant!!!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 29, 2020

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The Gashleycrumb Tinies is still the best for cheering the cockles of the heart, especially one that delights in macabre humour.

FaerieMab

Gory by Gorey

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 3, 2018

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This is one of my favourite books! It’s much tinier than anticipated but such gory fun. It takes pride of place on my mantelpiece and provides a really interesting talking point. Good coffee table book

Distilla-Truant

Amazing little book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 24, 2017

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Amazing little book. The drawings are incredibly creepy and sweet all at the same time. And the rhymes are hilarious.

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