{"id":13239,"date":"2014-05-14T11:44:41","date_gmt":"2014-05-14T11:44:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.flubu.com\/blog\/?p=13239"},"modified":"2014-05-14T11:44:41","modified_gmt":"2014-05-14T11:44:41","slug":"gallery-the-gashlycrumb-tinies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flubu.com\/blog\/2014\/05\/14\/gallery-the-gashlycrumb-tinies\/","title":{"rendered":"[gallery] The Gashlycrumb Tinies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Written by Edward Gorey, the book was first published in 1963. In it. Gorey tells the tale of 26 children (each representing a letter of the alphabet) and their untimely deaths in rhyming dactylic couplets, accompanied by the author&#8217;s distinctive black and white illustrations. It is one of Edward Gorey&#8217;s best-known books, and is the most notorious amongst his roughly half-dozen mock alphabets. It has been described as a &#8220;sarcastic rebellion against a view of childhood that is sunny, idyllic, and instructive&#8221;. The morbid humor of the book comes in part from the mundane ways in which children die. Far from illustrating the dramatic and fantastical childhood nightmares, these scenarios instead poke fun at the banal paranoias that come as a part of parenting. Edward St. John Gorey (February 22, 1925 \u2013 April 15, 2000) was an American writer and artist noted for his illustrated books. His characteristic pen-and-ink drawings often depict vaguely unsettling narrative scenes in Victorian and Edwardian settings.<\/p>\n<table width=\"50%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flubu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/amphigorya1.jpg\" alt=\"amphigorya1.JPG\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;\"><b>A is for AMY who fell down the stairs<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;\"><b>B is for BASIL assaulted by bears<\/b><\/td>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flubu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/amphigoryb1.jpg\" alt=\"amphigoryb1.JPG\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flubu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/amphigoryc1.jpg\" alt=\"amphigoryc1.JPG\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;\"><b>C is for CLARA who wasted away<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;\"><b>D is for DESMOND thrown out of a sleigh<\/b><\/td>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flubu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/amphigoryd1.jpg\" alt=\"amphigoryd1.JPG\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flubu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/amphigorye1.jpg\" alt=\"amphigorye1.JPG\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;\"><b>E is for ERNEST who choked on a peach<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;\"><b>F is for FANNY sucked dry by a leech<\/b><\/td>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flubu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/amphigoryf1.jpg\" alt=\"amphigoryf1.JPG\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flubu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/amphigoryg1.jpg\" alt=\"amphigoryg1.JPG\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;\"><b>G is for GEORGE smothered under a rug<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;\"><b>H is for HECTOR done in by a thug<\/b><\/td>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flubu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/amphigoryh1.jpg\" alt=\"amphigoryh1.JPG\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flubu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/amphigoryi1.jpg\" alt=\"amphigoryi1.JPG\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;\"><b>I is for IDA who drowned in a lake<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;\"><b>J is for JAMES who took lye by mistake <\/b><\/td>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flubu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/amphigoryj1.jpg\" alt=\"amphigoryj1.JPG\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flubu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/amphigoryk1.jpg\" alt=\"amphigoryk1.JPG\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;\"><b>K is for KATE who was struck by an axe <\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;\"><b>L is for Leo who swallowed some tacks <\/b><\/td>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flubu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/amphigoryl1.jpg\" alt=\"amphigoryl1.JPG\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flubu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/amphigorym1.jpg\" alt=\"amphigorym1.JPG\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;\"><b>M is for MAUDE who was swept out to sea <\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;\"><b>N is for NEVILLE who died of ennui<\/b><\/td>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flubu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/amphigoryn1.jpg\" alt=\"amphigoryn1.JPG\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flubu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/amphigoryo1.jpg\" alt=\"amphigoryo1.JPG\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;\"><b>O is for OLIVE run through with an awl <\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;\"><b>P is for PRUE trampled flat in a brawl <\/b><\/td>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flubu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/amphigoryp1.jpg\" alt=\"amphigoryp1.JPG\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flubu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/amphigoryq1.jpg\" alt=\"amphigoryq1.JPG\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;\"><b>Q is for QUENTIN who sank in the mire <\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;\"><b>R is for RHODA consumed by a fire <\/b><\/td>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flubu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/amphigoryr1.jpg\" alt=\"amphigoryr1.JPG\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flubu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/amphigorys1.jpg\" alt=\"amphigoryr1.JPG\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;\"><b>S is for SUSAN who perished of fits <\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;\"><b>T is for TITUS who flew into bits<\/b><\/td>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flubu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/amphigoryt1.jpg\" alt=\"amphigoryt1.JPG\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flubu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/amphigoryu1.jpg\" alt=\"amphigoryu1.JPG\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;\"><b>U is for UNA who slipped down a drain<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;\"><b>V is for VICTOR squashed by a train<\/b><\/td>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flubu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/amphigoryv1.jpg\" alt=\"amphigoryv1.JPG\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flubu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/amphigoryw1.jpg\" alt=\"amphigoryw1.JPG\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;\"><b>W is for WINNIE embedded in ice <\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;\"><b>X is for XERXES devoured by mice <\/b><\/td>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flubu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/amphigoryx1.jpg\" alt=\"amphigoryx1.JPG\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flubu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/amphigoryy1.jpg\" alt=\"amphigoryy1.JPG\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;\"><b>Y is for YORRICK whose head was knocked in <\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;\"><b>Z is for ZILLAH who drank too much gin <\/b><\/td>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flubu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/amphigoryz1.jpg\" alt=\"amphigoryz1.JPG\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Written by Edward Gorey, the book was first published in 1963. In it. Gorey tells the tale of 26 children (each representing a letter of the alphabet) and their untimely deaths in rhyming dactylic couplets, accompanied by the author&#8217;s distinctive black and white illustrations. It is one of Edward Gorey&#8217;s best-known books, and is the&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flubu.com\/blog\/2014\/05\/14\/gallery-the-gashlycrumb-tinies\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;[gallery] The Gashlycrumb Tinies&rdquo;<\/span> &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[369],"class_list":["post-13239","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-galleries"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3u9vK-3rx","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.flubu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13239","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.flubu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.flubu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.flubu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.flubu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13239"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/www.flubu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13239\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13288,"href":"https:\/\/www.flubu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13239\/revisions\/13288"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.flubu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13239"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.flubu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13239"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.flubu.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13239"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}