John_F Loc: Minneapolis, MN

Edward Gorey Alphabet

A is for AMY who fell down the stairs
B is for BASIL assaulted by bears
C is for CLARA who wasted away
D is for DESMOND thrown out of a sleigh
E is for ERNEST who choked on a peach
F is for FANNY sucked dry by a leech
G is for GEORGE smothered under a rug
H is for HECTOR done in by a thug
I is for IDA who drowned in a lake
J is for JAMES who took lye by mistake
K is for KATE who was struck by an axe
L is for Leo who swallowed some tacks
M is for MAUDE who was swept out to sea
N is for NEVILLE who died of ennui
O is for OLIVE run through with an awl
P is for PRUE trampled flat in a brawl
Q is for QUENTIN who sank in the mire
R is for RHODA consumed by a fire
S is for SUSAN who perished of fits
T is for TITUS who flew into bits
U is for UNA who slipped down a drain
V is for VICTOR squashed by a train
W is for WINNIE embedded in ice
X is for XERXES devoured by mice
Y is for YORRICK whose head was knocked in
Z is for ZILLAH who drank too much gin

But Ed is thought to have had several alphabets. Any one know of them. I’ll google to see.

exakta56 Loc: Orford,New Hampshire

Great fun! Thanks!

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

He had quite an imagination.

jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana

SteveR Loc: Michigan

Going to sleep for Gorey was obviously a bit of a trip.

Fayle Loc: Seward, Alaska and Rionegro, Colombia

This one is called the “Gashlycrumb Tinies”. The pen and ink artwork that he does is awesome.
Google “The Beastly Baby” and “The Doubtful Guest” for more of his work.
A couple of his books are called “Amphigorey” and “Amphigorey Too”

DickC Loc: NE Washington state

Wow for sure!!