Amphigorey

Sequential Art

Author: Edward Gorey

The title of this deliciously creepy collection of Gorey’s work stems from the word amphigory, meaning a nonsense verse or composition. As always, Gorey’s painstakingly cross-hatched pen and ink drawings are perfectly suited to his oddball verse and prose. The first book of 15, “The Unstrung Harp,” describes the writing process of novelist Mr. Clavius Frederick Earbrass: “….Read More

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