Episode · The Book Review · 2025-02-21
Books mentioned on Celebrating 100 Years of Edward Gorey
Gilbert Cruz recommended From Ted to Tom: The Illustrated Envelopes of Edward Gorey by Edward Gorey, discussed The Gashlycrumb Tinies by Edward Gorey, The unstrung harp, or, Mr. Earbrass writes a novel by Edward Gorey, and The Doubtful Guest by Edward Gorey, and read Orbital by Samantha Harvey for a book club. Sadie Stein recommended The House with a Clock in Its Walls by John Bellairs and The Willowdale Handcar by Edward Gorey, and discussed The Wolves Of Willoughby Chase by Joan Aiken, The Insect God by Edward Gorey, and The Iron Tonic, Or, A Winter Afternoon in Lonely Valley by Edward Gorey.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Gashlycrumb Tinies
Discussed“arguably his most famous work the gashly Crum tinies is a book of 26 scenes proceeding from A to Z in which children meet just absolutely terrible ends”
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The Wolves Of Willoughby Chase
The Wolves Of Willoughby Chase by Joan Aiken is a classic children's gothic adventure novel set in an alternative historical period in England, featuring daring orphans and sinister plots.
Discussed“when I got into kind of young Reader Books some of my favorites had Edward gory covers Wolves of willowy Chase and the other Joan aen books have a perfect match with gory's covers”
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The House with a Clock in Its Walls
The House with a Clock in Its Walls by John Bellairs is a classic dark fantasy novel that follows a young orphan who goes to live with his uncle, only to discover a world of magic, mystery, and malevolent forces.
Recommended“and then the John Belair books if you like the house with the clock and its walls and all the sequels again you can't really separate his illustrations and covers from those terrific books”
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The unstrung harp, or, Mr. Earbrass writes a novel
The unstrung harp, or, Mr.
Discussed“and then when I was in college I took a class and the unstrung harp was assigned to us the unstrung harp Edward gory's first published book or first published book under his own name”
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The Insect God
Discussed“actually that's part of a Trilogy you'll recall the vinegar works three volumes of moral instruction and and of those three gley crom tines is the most famous but the insect God was actually always my favorite”
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The Willowdale Handcar
The Willowdale Handcar by Edward Gorey is an eccentric and atmospheric illustrated story that follows a group of curious characters on a mysterious journey.
Recommended“my favorite and let me know if you've read it is called called the Willowdale handar”
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The Iron Tonic, Or, A Winter Afternoon in Lonely Valley
Discussed“another one I was thinking about is the iron tonic or a winter afternoon in lonely Valley”
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The Doubtful Guest
Discussed“I think one of his more famous ones is a book called The doubtful guest”
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From Ted to Tom: The Illustrated Envelopes of Edward Gorey
From Ted to Tom: The Illustrated Envelopes of Edward Gorey by Edward Gorey is a charming compilation showcasing the distinctive and whimsical decorated envelopes sent by the artist to Tom Fitz Harris.
Recommended“it's called from Ted to Tom and it's called The Illustrated envelopes of Edward gory”
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Orbital
Book club“he and his panel will be talking about Samantha Harvey's orbital the winner of the 2024 Booker prize”
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Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“He also did the curse of the blue figurine The Mummy the will and the Crypt and other books with equally awesome names”
“He also did the curse of the blue figurine The Mummy the will and the Crypt and other books with equally awesome names”
“the first time I really understood who he was in high school I had an English teacher who had a poster of the gashly Crum tinies up on his classroom wall”