Born to Be Posthumous: The Eccentric Life and Mysterious Genius of Edward Gorey Classic Literature Puzzle depending on which crayons you

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Hischak offers a look into the pages of the dozens of rarely-viewed notebooks kept by Gorey throughout his lifetime

Test your knowledge of Edward Gorey’s iconic book covers as you squabble over corner pieces

Born to Be Posthumous: The Eccentric Life and Mysterious Genius of Edward Gorey Classic Literature Puzzle depending on which crayons youFrom The Gashlycrumb Tinies to The Doubtful Guest, Edward Gorey's wickedly funny and deliciously sinister little books have influenced our culture in innumerable ways, from the works of Tim Burton and Neil Gaiman to Lemony Snicket. Some even call him the Grandfather of Goth. But who was this man, who lived with over twenty thousand books and six cats, who roomed with Frank O'Hara at Harvard, and was known in the late 1940s, no less to traipse around