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Arthur Chappell
@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
4 Sep 16
1957 Bloomsbury Press
Gorey’s third published book is a series of rhyming couplets about a mysterious nuisance house guest who disrupts life for a wealthy family. The creature, resembling an otter crossed with a platypus and...
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Arthur Chappell
@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
1 Sep 16
1953 – Bloomsbury Press
Edward Gorey’s short self-illustrated nonsense tales were written with children in mind but his publishers found them rather dark, Gothic and unsettling in tone, though they bear much of the nonsense...
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