The Hapless Child
by Edward Gorey
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Author: Edward GoreyEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-01
ISBN: 0764944681
Number of pages: 64
Publisher: Pomegranate Communications
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Book Review: A Macabre Delight
Summary: 5 Stars
I got my copy of A Hapless Child without really knowing the story. I have been familiar with Edward Gorey's books for some time, and this one appealing because of the exquisite drawings. When I read the book, I was expecting a happy conclusion. I was taken in by the Hollywood standard of not killing off your hero. Certainly, the last two pages are both shocking and oddly humorous at the same time. I had to remember that Mr. Gorey was foremost a satirist with a tilt toward the macabre. In The Hapless Child he takes on Victorian novels like Oliver Twist where orphans have a miserable time until their lives are turned around by some rich distant relative or (as with Mr. Gorey's story) are discovered by a parent thought to be dead.
The Hapless Child was out-of-print for several years. This re-issue by Pomegranate is very good. The drawings are beautifully reproduced, the paper is superb and the binding and covers are meant to last.
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