"The Doubtful Guest" 1958 GOREY, Edward Pocket Squares plus a lengthening list of

plus a lengthening list of other families - Bosley

The author was a regular contributor to the Daily Mail

The author's personality and charm make for engaging reading

Sz: 7 7/8"H x 7 1/4"W (handle to handle)

"The Doubtful Guest" 1958 GOREY, Edward Pocket Squares plus a lengthening list ofGOREY, Edward Putnam, London 1958 6" x 8. 75" A vaguely sinister comedy of manners by beloved artist Edward Gorey Told in a set of fourteen rhyming couplets, The Doubtful Guest is the story of a solemn, mysterious, outdoor creature, dressed rather ordinarily in sneakers and a scarf, who appears on a winter night at a family's Victorian home and never leaves again. Gorey's eerie and charming illustrations accompany the verses, making this an enjoyably