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The Gashlycrumb Tinies Hardcover – October 15, 1997

by Edward Gorey (Author)
4.9 4.9 out of 5 stars 2,676 ratings
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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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    Harcourt Brace
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    October 15, 1997
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    5.12 x 6.32 x 0.48 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0151003084
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    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.)

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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 ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.12 x 6.32 x 0.48 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.9 4.9 out of 5 stars 2,676 ratings

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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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4.9 out of 5 stars
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2,676 global ratings
Hilariously dark, short, sweet and unconventional!
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Hilariously dark, short, sweet and unconventional!
This is such a wickedly entertaining treat from my childhood. My morbid humour developed rather quickly, encouraged by my mother and her love of Gothic horror. This is a perfect starter of the macabre and breaking conventions. A great, sort of pint-size gift for the Addams Family type members of your family. I took a picture aside my Bing Crosby CDs (I believe in strong contrasts, I'm as surly as I am cheerful), to demonstrate the size comparison. Arrived in wonderful condition, the illustrations are as delightful as I remember.However, I wish there was a little bio about Edward Gorey in the back since it has just three empty pages, I realize how books are binded but still one short sweet picture/paragraph makes it more complete for me.
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B. Wells
5.0 out of 5 stars 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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Janice Lynn
5.0 out of 5 stars Love these morbid little books
Reviewed in the United States on September 30, 2023
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Creepy, fun
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Kimberly Moss
5.0 out of 5 stars Hilariously dark, short, sweet and unconventional!
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This is such a wickedly entertaining treat from my childhood. My morbid humour developed rather quickly, encouraged by my mother and her love of Gothic horror. This is a perfect starter of the macabre and breaking conventions. A great, sort of pint-size gift for the Addams Family type members of your family. I took a picture aside my Bing Crosby CDs (I believe in strong contrasts, I'm as surly as I am cheerful), to demonstrate the size comparison. Arrived in wonderful condition, the illustrations are as delightful as I remember.

However, I wish there was a little bio about Edward Gorey in the back since it has just three empty pages, I realize how books are binded but still one short sweet picture/paragraph makes it more complete for me.
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Kimberly Moss
5.0 out of 5 stars Hilariously dark, short, sweet and unconventional!
Reviewed in the United States on December 8, 2022
This is such a wickedly entertaining treat from my childhood. My morbid humour developed rather quickly, encouraged by my mother and her love of Gothic horror. This is a perfect starter of the macabre and breaking conventions. A great, sort of pint-size gift for the Addams Family type members of your family. I took a picture aside my Bing Crosby CDs (I believe in strong contrasts, I'm as surly as I am cheerful), to demonstrate the size comparison. Arrived in wonderful condition, the illustrations are as delightful as I remember.

However, I wish there was a little bio about Edward Gorey in the back since it has just three empty pages, I realize how books are binded but still one short sweet picture/paragraph makes it more complete for me.
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Catherine M.
5.0 out of 5 stars Funny lyrics
Reviewed in the United States on August 8, 2023
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Loved the drawings !!! Plan to make a collage with pages
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5.0 out of 5 stars Educational.
Reviewed in the United States on February 29, 2024
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A great way to teach the alphabet to young children!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Gloriously macabre!
Reviewed in the United States on February 12, 2024
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Like the title says. :D
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Kathleen A. Brackett
5.0 out of 5 stars Love it
Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2024
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I had a copy about 50 years ago and lost it. This is exactly as I remember it to be.
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Ellie in Massachusetts
5.0 out of 5 stars I got a craving for this little book and was not disappointes
Reviewed in the United States on June 20, 2023
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I had this book when I was younger but I bought it again for the great illustrations and the mordant wit. It makes me laugh.
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Kyle M.
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic
Reviewed in Canada on December 23, 2023
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Item was as expected and arrived quickly and in good condition. Already had a copy myself. Bought it as a gift and it was well received. Gorey was amazing. Thanks!
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Dashin
5.0 out of 5 stars Bomnito
Reviewed in Mexico on October 8, 2023
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Su tamaño es mucho más pequeño de lo q pensé (tomen eso en cuenta, quizás mida 19-20cm de ancho y unos 13-14cm de alto), pero fuera de eso es justo como lo esperaba.
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Juliana
5.0 out of 5 stars mórbido e fofo
Reviewed in Brazil on December 1, 2022
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O tipo de humor duvidoso que acho fantástico. Apaixonada pelo livrinho.
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talerchen
5.0 out of 5 stars Tolle Zeichnungen!
Reviewed in Germany on January 25, 2023
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Dieses Buch liebt man hauptsächlich wegen seiner Zeichnungen, die sind wirklich gelungen und wunderschön. Für Tim Burton Fan ein Muss!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Delightfully morbid
Reviewed in India on August 30, 2021
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Kept/keeps the 4 year old engaged cooking up precedents for all 26 characters in the book.
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