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Available
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Collection
Publication
Harvest Books (1993), Paperback, 256 pages
Description
Drawings (including thirty-two pages in color), captions, and verse showcasing Gorey’s unique talents and humor. "The Glorious Nosebleed,” "The Utter Zoo,” "The Epiplectic Bicycle,” and fourteen other selections.
User reviews
LibraryThing member rampaginglibrarian
"Here is Gorey, doing what Gorey does best--and what only Gorey can do: droll, cracked Victorian pen-and-ink takeoffs on melodramas and primers, bicycles and divas, allegories and crime." Gorey is just my kind of artist. A wonderful Collection.
LibraryThing member caerulius
More love for Gorey!!!
The macabre joy continues with:
The Utter Zoo, in which I am featured!!!! This is an alphabet of unlikely animals, witty and wonderful. And for M, is "The MORK"!!!
The Blue Aspic, about an obsessed opera fan and the rise and fall of an opera singer.
The Epileptic Bicycle,
The Sopping Thursday, about a very determined dog.
The Grand Passion, A peculiar conversation.
Les Passimenteries Horribles, in which oversized french millinery looms forbiddingly over various scenes.
The Eclectic Abecedarium, another alphabet, a favorite conceit of Gorey's.
L'Heure Bleue, in which a pair of doglike creatures pass a blue hour.
The Broken Spoke, a tribute to the bicycle, as an archive of cards.
The Awdrey Gore Legacy, the notes for a murder mystery!
The Glorious Nosebleed, a lovely albhabet, adverbially executed.
The Loathsome Couple, in which Gorey again shows his more macabre side, telling the story of a sociopathic couple who murder children.
The Green Beads, in which Gorey's characters again display a profound lack of luck.
Les Urnes Utiles, which means, "The Useful Urns". Strange, enormous urns pepper the landscape.
The Stupid Joke, in which Friedrich decides to stay in bed, and see what people do.
The Prune People. The name says it all. No, it really does.
The Tuning Fork, in which Theoda attempts suicide.
The macabre joy continues with:
The Utter Zoo, in which I am featured!!!! This is an alphabet of unlikely animals, witty and wonderful. And for M, is "The MORK"!!!
The Blue Aspic, about an obsessed opera fan and the rise and fall of an opera singer.
The Epileptic Bicycle,
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another classic or nonsense. The hilarious journey of a pair of siblings on a very unusual bike.The Sopping Thursday, about a very determined dog.
The Grand Passion, A peculiar conversation.
Les Passimenteries Horribles, in which oversized french millinery looms forbiddingly over various scenes.
The Eclectic Abecedarium, another alphabet, a favorite conceit of Gorey's.
L'Heure Bleue, in which a pair of doglike creatures pass a blue hour.
The Broken Spoke, a tribute to the bicycle, as an archive of cards.
The Awdrey Gore Legacy, the notes for a murder mystery!
The Glorious Nosebleed, a lovely albhabet, adverbially executed.
The Loathsome Couple, in which Gorey again shows his more macabre side, telling the story of a sociopathic couple who murder children.
The Green Beads, in which Gorey's characters again display a profound lack of luck.
Les Urnes Utiles, which means, "The Useful Urns". Strange, enormous urns pepper the landscape.
The Stupid Joke, in which Friedrich decides to stay in bed, and see what people do.
The Prune People. The name says it all. No, it really does.
The Tuning Fork, in which Theoda attempts suicide.
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LibraryThing member ThothJ
Nothing that Edward Gorey wrote was a waste of time. Despite a few odd balls and a couple of missteps, this collection is right on the money and well worth owning and reading, over and over and over again.... just not when alone, by candle light.
LibraryThing member jcovington
Not as good as the other Amphigoreys, but worth owning nonetheless.
LibraryThing member Nikkles
This book contains some of the best black and white art and delightfully wicked and witty tales. A great coffee table book, and the printing is good enough that you could cut out the images and hang them on the wall.
LibraryThing member thmazing
Any amphogorey is an excellent introduction to Gorey, but this one I can highly recommend, as I own it.
LibraryThing member devenish
Gorey is a brilliant and disturbing artist who is absolutely unique.
This collection includes 'The Utter Zoo' -The Ampoo is intensely neat;
Its head is small,likewise its feet.
and -The Posby goes into a trance
In which it does a little dance.
Also included are 'The Loathsome Couple' who are indeed
If you haven't come across this artist/writer before then do give him a try.You won't be disappointed.
This collection includes 'The Utter Zoo' -The Ampoo is intensely neat;
Its head is small,likewise its feet.
and -The Posby goes into a trance
In which it does a little dance.
Also included are 'The Loathsome Couple' who are indeed
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truly loathsome and 'The Stupid Joke' in which the joker in question gets a lot more than he bargained for.If you haven't come across this artist/writer before then do give him a try.You won't be disappointed.
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LibraryThing member nateandjess
If you enjoy Edward Gorey's stories and illustrations, then you will enjoy this anthology. If you don't know Gorey's work, you may be perplexed, but you may still love it. This anthology includes The Utter Zoo, The Blue Aspic, The Epiplectic Bicycle, The Sopping Thursday, The Grand Passion, Les
Fabulous!
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Passementeries Horribles, The Eclectic Abecedarium, L'Heure bleue, The Broken Spoke, The Awdrey-Gore Legacy, The Glorious Nosebleed, The Loathsome Couple, The Green Beads, Les Urnes Utiles, The Stupid Joke, The Prune People, and The Tuning Fork.Fabulous!
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LibraryThing member beadsthat
A nice Gorey compilation
LibraryThing member sturlington
Not quite as good a collection as the previous two Amphigories, but still a worthwhile acquisition for Edward Gorey fans. There are a couple of alphabets, quite a few sets of drawings with no words, and some color art. My favorites of the little books are "The Epileptic Bicycle" and "The Sopping
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LibraryThing member AmberTheHuman
Just read this again while visiting my parents. My favorite from this collection is "The Epileptic Bicycle."
LibraryThing member datrappert
This is the second collection of Gorey's books. It isn't quite as interesting as the original Amphigorey, but there is still a lot here to enjoy. If you are a Gorey fan, this is a must-have. Imagine how hard and expensive it would be to collect all of these books individually.
LibraryThing member nmhale
A collection of Edward Gorey's smaller works, this book of surreal and dark stories and absurd alphabet collections is amusing, befuddling, and shocking. The Utter Zoo, for example, features imaginary creatures arranged in order from A to Z, and the taglines are bizarre and occasionally morbid. The
The illustrations are distinctly Gorey's style. Very detailed with lots of lines, and a copious use of black and shadow. Most of them are completely in black and white. The characters are very British in their restrained emotions and often blank faces. The tone of the drawings match the somber tones of the stories. Several pieces, however, prove that Gorey does have a broader artistic range, such as The Broken Spoke. His pictures throughout are curiously appealing and upsetting, with the domestic and the supernatural intermingled.
For those with a dark sense of humor, this book is a wealth of little gems. Similarly, those interested in obscure arcana will appreciate both Gorey's art and stories. Everything suggests complicated and dark depths beneath the surface. I have a streak of black humor in me, and I like Gorey. I would have rated this higher, except that one of the stories was too dark for me: The Loathsome Couple, a tale of two morally empty people who together find their life calling of murdering children. I don't find the concept of butchering children funny, ever, even if I saw his intentions with the tale. The story dampened my enthusiasm for the book. Other than this, the collection entertained me for a couple of hours. I do enjoy finding unique writers and original books, and Edward Gorey solidly fills both categories.
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Epiplectic Bicycle, on the other hand, is a surreal story about two siblings who find a bike and encounter adventure of the most unusual sort. They meet a crocodile and kill it by kicking it in the nose, and they see a bird who mutters warnings. In the end, they ride back home and find an obelisk erected in their memory, 173 years ago. My two favorites were The Awdrey-Gore Legacy and The Broken Spoke. The first one purports to be pages found with the body of a famous mystery writer, who had disappeared for many years, only to be found murdered in a fountain. The pages contain character sketches, maps, plot points, and other paraphernalia for a mystery. However, the papers are noted to be missing pages, and the information is obtuse and, appropriately, mysterious. The Broken Spoke, on the other hand, is a collection of illustrations showing the importance of the bicycle. However, some pictures are mundane (regular people and their bikes), some are impossible (cave drawings of hunters on bicycles), and some are spooky (a demon riding a shadowy bicycle in the night sky). The illustrations are distinctly Gorey's style. Very detailed with lots of lines, and a copious use of black and shadow. Most of them are completely in black and white. The characters are very British in their restrained emotions and often blank faces. The tone of the drawings match the somber tones of the stories. Several pieces, however, prove that Gorey does have a broader artistic range, such as The Broken Spoke. His pictures throughout are curiously appealing and upsetting, with the domestic and the supernatural intermingled.
For those with a dark sense of humor, this book is a wealth of little gems. Similarly, those interested in obscure arcana will appreciate both Gorey's art and stories. Everything suggests complicated and dark depths beneath the surface. I have a streak of black humor in me, and I like Gorey. I would have rated this higher, except that one of the stories was too dark for me: The Loathsome Couple, a tale of two morally empty people who together find their life calling of murdering children. I don't find the concept of butchering children funny, ever, even if I saw his intentions with the tale. The story dampened my enthusiasm for the book. Other than this, the collection entertained me for a couple of hours. I do enjoy finding unique writers and original books, and Edward Gorey solidly fills both categories.
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LibraryThing member ThothJ
Nothing that Edward Gorey wrote was a waste of time. Despite a few odd balls and a couple of missteps, this collection is right on the money and well worth owning and reading, over and over and over again.... just not when alone, by candle light.
LibraryThing member ThothJ
Nothing that Edward Gorey wrote was a waste of time. Despite a few odd balls and a couple of missteps, this collection is right on the money and well worth owning and reading, over and over and over again.... just not when alone, by candle light.
LibraryThing member ThothJ
Nothing that Edward Gorey wrote was a waste of time. Despite a few odd balls and a couple of missteps, this collection is right on the money and well worth owning and reading, over and over and over again.... just not when alone, by candle light.
Language
Original publication date
1983
Physical description
256 p.; 11.02 inches
ISBN
0156056720 / 9780156056724