Status
Available
Call number
Publication
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (2000), Edition: First, 36 pages
Description
It's difficult to say what The Iron Tonic is about, although it is 'known the skating pond conceals a family of enormous eels,' and that 'the light is fading from the day. The rest is darkness and dismay.' Finally, though, The Iron Tonic could be seen as Edward Gorey's version of a winter afternoon in one of the great Russian novels of the nineteenth century.
User reviews
LibraryThing member AlexTheHunn
With Gorey, the pictures more than make up for the text. His drawings manage to convey so much. His ability to capture the fine details, and the little elements that go into everyday things, combined with his proclivity for the gothic place him among my favorite artists.
LibraryThing member caerulius
I love Edward Gorey. There really isn't that much more to say.
LibraryThing member Nickelini
Simply, completely, utterly bleak and terrific. The pictures and the text play off each other wonderfully.
LibraryThing member gsmattingly
Most enjoyable words and pictures.
LibraryThing member riverwillow
The perfect book for a snowy winter's day, this is Gorey at his most macabre and bleak. Superb.
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1969
Physical description
36 p.; 8 x 4.5 inches
ISBN
0151004374 / 9780151004379
UPC
884511852309