Edward Gorey the Hapless Child

Well, this is depressing - but that's entirely the point given it's an Edward Gorey book, an extremely sad tale about a little girl whose short life is bleak and cruel. The Gorey's style of course lends itself perfectly to the subject, and however much I enjoyed it I found myself wanting to go out for a walk in the sun after reading this!

So sad.

I am never dissapointed with an Edward Gorey book. They are beautifully illustrated and deliciously dark.

Gorey's drawings never fail to please me. I loved this book, it has a good storyline and really tugged on my heartstrings - poor Charlotte.

Lovely little story for an adult or child, telling the story of little Charlotte Sophia, whose life drastically alters from living with parents who were 'kind and well-to-do'...B/w illustrations portray her awful life; the humour (for the adult reader) coming from the non-arrival of the expected happy end ...