Edward Gorey: A Life in Ink & Mystery
Edward St. John Gorey (1925–2000) was a uniquely charming figure in twentieth‑century literature and illustration. A child prodigy, Gorey was drawing by 18 months and reading at three. He went on to earn a scholarship to Harvard, though he famously joked that his life “facts… are so few, tedious, and irrelevant”. Gorey produced over 100 small illustrated books—like The Gashlycrumb Tinies and The Doubtful...
