"I Like the Theatre, but Never Come Late..."

[psalm_onethirtyone]

Educate yourselves.

This man--I worship this man. I read all three of John Bellairs' series when I was little, despite the fact that they gave me nightmares, purely for his illustrations and the fact that I had a crush on Johnny. Is brilliant man. His own books, too, are magnificent, and his friends called him Ted. Like Neddy Burne-Jones, but not! I love nicknaming Edward. ^_^; Ridiculous me.

--At any rate. GOREY = GENIUS. Go ye and read.

...He should have illustrated Ogden Nash. That would have made my life complete.

...And the rocks with eyes in The Dreadful Summons? Are cuter than turtles. Bwah.

Comments

[nympholepsy.livejournal.com]

Edward Gorey was one of my childhood heroes, probably owing entirely to the 'Mystery!' intro. I love the descriptions of his house, too.

[rainbowjehan.livejournal.com]

The 'Mystery!' intro? *bounces* I don't know about his house-- I was only reading the author of the 'Donald' books's introduction on him. Tell me? ^_^

[nympholepsy.livejournal.com]

(Yes, I thought that the wailing woman with the scarf hanging off of the roof was infinitely glamorous.)

It was, by all accounts, this fabulously ramshackle old house around Cape Cod, called Elephant House. It was filled with all of this very odd and very Goreyish miscellany and is now, I believe, a museum.

[rainbowjehan.livejournal.com]

(Eeee, yes.)

...It sounds wonderful. And can one go there, and visit, if it's a museum? I would give anything. Eeee, goodness.