B is for Basil assaulted by bears. C is for Clara who wasted away. D is for Desmond thrown out of a sleigh. . .

A striking small-format illustrated edition of one of Edward Gorey's dark masterpieces of surreal morality (Vanity Fair)--a witty, disquieting journey through the alphabet.

From Ted to Tom will be published in the centenary year of Edward Gorey's birth.

When Tom Fitzharris met Edward Ted Gorey in 1974, the two quickly struck up a friendship. Over the next year Gorey sent a total of fifty letters to Fitzharris. Every envelope Fitzharris received was illustrated by Gorey, and filled with surprises: typewritten letters with news and opinions from Gorey's life, handwritten note cards with unexpected quotes, sketches, inside jokes, and a host of other joyous miscellany.

Assembled here for the first time, these envelopes and their contents deliver all the humor, imagination, gossip, and wonder that came with being Edward Gorey's pen pal.

In this gorgeously detailed volume, American artist and author Edward Gorey accents amphigory (nonsense verse or composition) with his signature cross-hatched pen-and-ink drawings. A mix of poetry and prose, light-hearted and decidedly more morbid storytelling, the book is sure to satisfy both fans of art and lovers of short stories alike.

Stories included:
The Unstrung Harp
The Listing Attic
The Doubtful Guest
The Object Lesson
The Bug Book
The Fatal Lozenge
The Hapless Child
The Curious Sofa
The Willowdale Handcar
The Gashlycrumb Tinies
The Insect God
The West Wing
The Wuggly Ump
The Sinking Spell
The Remembered Visit

ALGERNON BLACKWOOD, The Empty House
W.F. HARVEY, August Heat
CHARLES DICKENS, The Signalman
L.P. HARTLEY, A Visitor from Down Under
R.H. MALDEN, The Thirteenth Tree
ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON, The Body-Snatcher
E. NESBIT, Man-Size in Marble
BRAM STOKER, The Judge's House
TOM HOOD, The Shadow of a Shade
W.W. JACOBS, The Monkey's Paw,
WILKIE COLLINS, The Dream Woman
M.R. JAMES, Casting the Runes

Some of the 20 stories in this collection include:
The Beastly Baby
The Pious Infant
The Evil Garden
The Inanimate Tragedy
The Osbick Bird
The Deranged Cousins
The Abandoned Sock
Story for Sara
A Limerick

For readers of any age, a witty and strikingly irreverent collection of moral guidance

Most notable among prolific English satirist Hilaire Belloc's writings are the sharp and clever admonishments he composed for children. Collected here and illustrated to wonderful haunting effect by Edward Gorey, these short, funny pieces offer moral instruction for all types of mischief makers--from a certain young Jim, who ran away from his nurse and was eaten by a lion, to the tale of Matilda, who told lies and was burned to death--and add up to a delightful read for any fan of Roald Dahl or Shel Silverstein.

*Gorey's deft and witty use of language is apparent even in these twenty-six-word stories.

*The book combines two of Gorey's Thoughtful Alphabets in one volume never before published in hardcover.

*A must-have for all Goreyphiles

Emblus Fingby's life was changed forever with the unexpected arrival of the osbick bird. The two became inseparable companions. Their curious relationship came to an end only with the utmost display of loyalty. In The Osbick Bird, Edward Gorey examines the uncertainties of life with his signature humor and illustrations.