I was introduced to Edward Gorey at an impressionable age by my aunt and have been a fan since. I had a chance to visit the house during a trip to Cape Cod about four years ago and had a blast.
He wrote and illustrated the grimmest things! Here's part of a series of poems: "The sight of Uncle gives no pleasure, But rather causes much alarm: The children know that at his leisure He plans to have them come to harm."
See more here: http://goo.gl/eQq6b If you watch Mystery! on PBS, you'll recognize his artwork.
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Date: 2012-11-06 11:16 pm (UTC)He wrote and illustrated the grimmest things! Here's part of a series of poems:
"The sight of Uncle gives no pleasure,
But rather causes much alarm:
The children know that at his leisure
He plans to have them come to harm."
See more here: http://goo.gl/eQq6b
If you watch Mystery! on PBS, you'll recognize his artwork.