{"product_id":"edward-gorey-thoughtful-alphabets-the-just-dessert-the-deadly-blotter","title":"Edward Gorey: Thoughtful Alphabets: The Just Dessert \u0026 The Deadly Blotter","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAstonishingly brief, captivating, decidedly engaging, for Goreyphiles: here. Its jolly, keen language meanders neatly. One ponders, quietly, rather strange tableaux. Uses verbs winsomely. Excited, you? Zowee! \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat's this all about?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e In the mid–1990s Edward Gorey launched a numbered series of \"Thoughtful Alphabets\" featuring cryptic 26-word stories wherein the first word begins with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eA,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e the last with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eZ.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The first six Thoughtful Alphabets published (numbers 2, 3, 4, 10, 14, and 15) were hand-lettered posters with clip-art illustrations. Numbers XI and XVII, however, emerged as signed limited-edition books featuring—happily for us—Gorey’s own drawings. These two gems are revived in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThoughtful Alphabets: The Just Dessert and The Deadly Blotter.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn each, Gorey’s inimitable drawings weave a tale of suspense and intrigue; the story proceeds as the alphabet progresses.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Morgan Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48582253084889,"sku":"9780764963360","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0678\/6246\/2681\/files\/ThoughtfulAlphabets1.jpg?v=1777484776","url":"https:\/\/shop.themorgan.org\/products\/edward-gorey-thoughtful-alphabets-the-just-dessert-the-deadly-blotter","provider":"The Morgan Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}