The Doubtful Guest

ISBN-13:	9780151003136
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	06/15/1998
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	442,246
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 4.62(h) x 0.31(d)

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 strange (and strangely enjoyable) read for all ages.