Edward Gorey’s The Gashlycrumb Tinies is a macabre classic of illustrated literature. First published in 1963, this darkly humorous abecedarian tale follows twenty-six children meeting untimely ends, each accompanied by Gorey’s inimitable pen-and-ink illustrations. Morbid yet charming, witty yet chilling, it’s a cult favorite that captures Gorey’s gothic sensibility at its finest.
