The Willowdale Handcar
by:
Edward Gorey (author)
In this enigmatic, surreal, wonderfully entertaining tale, three mysterious figures set out from Willowdale, traveling by handcar. On the way to nowhere in particular they pass a number of odd characters and observe a series of baffling phenomena, from a house burning down in a field to a...
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In this enigmatic, surreal, wonderfully entertaining tale, three mysterious figures set out from Willowdale, traveling by handcar. On the way to nowhere in particular they pass a number of odd characters and observe a series of baffling phenomena, from a house burning down in a field to a palatial mansion perched precariously on a bluff. At once deeply vexing and utterly hilarious, darkly mysterious and amusingly absurd, The Willowdale Handcar is vintage Edward Gorey.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780151010356 (0151010358)
Publish date: October 6th 2003
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages no: 64
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Childrens,
Humor,
Art,
Picture Books,
Short Stories,
Sequential Art,
Graphic Novels,
Comics,
Graphic Novels Comics,
Comix
When I was a tot, my parents owned two volumes of Edgar Gorey's work. This was one. As a child I admired the ink work, with its heavy shading, and puzzled over the plot, which doesn't particularly exist. This was probably my first exposure to non-standard literature, and it probably had a lot to do ...
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