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    Hound: A Mystery

    Vincent McCaffrey

Secrets #1: The Other Statue

by Edward Gorey

Secrets #1: The Other Statue Cover

Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

The annual charity fête at Backwater Hall in Mortshire is disrupted by the mysterious death of Lord Wherewithal and the theft of the Lisping Elbow. Confusion and misgivings abound. And, alas, the Earl of Thump's stuffed thisby is found disemboweled by the edge of the lake. Dr. Belgravius and his nephew, Luke Touchpaper, attempt to tie the loose ends together and wonder why Miss Underfold was seen wearing a hat decorated with black lilies. And why was Victoria Scone dancing the tango with Horace Gollop in The Soiled Dove?

Edward Gorey creates an intriguing and sharply mordant world and leaves us his own mystery-what has happened to the missing Night Bandage, volume two of the Mortshire secrets?

About the Author

Edward Gorey worked as an illustrator, theatre designer, and author before his death in 2000.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780151006960
Author:
Gorey, Edward
Publisher:
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH)
Location:
New York
Subject:
Form - Cartoons & Comics
Subject:
American wit and humor, pictorial
Subject:
Individual Artist
Subject:
Humorous Stories
Subject:
Cartooning
Subject:
Black humor
Subject:
General Humor
Subject:
Techniques - Cartooning
Subject:
Techniques - Pen & Ink Drawing
Subject:
Comic books, strips, etc.
Subject:
Individual Artists - General
Series:
Secrets
Series Volume:
v. 1
Publication Date:
July 2001
Binding:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
64
Dimensions:
675x700x39 40

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