by Edward Gorey

A happy, naive family enters The Evil Garden (free admission!) to spend

a sunny afternoon in its sublime and inviting landscape, plush with exotic

trees and flowers. They soon realize their mistake, as harrowing sounds

and evidence of foul play emerge. When humongous hairy bugs, famished

carnivorous plants, ferocious fruit-guarding bears, and a sinister strangling

snake take charge, the family’s ominous feelings turn to all-out panic—but

where’s the exit?

The shrewd Edward Gorey leads us through this nefarious garden with a

light step. His signature crosshatch drawings paired with engaging couplets

produce giggles, not gasps. Perhaps The Evil Garden is a morality tale (nothing

is what it seems!), perhaps it’s simply an enigmatic entertainment. Whatever

the interpretation, it’s a prime example of the iconic storytelling genius that is

Edward Gorey.

32 pages, 61⁄2 x 6 inches

Smyth-sewn casebound, with jacket

$12.95 US ($14.95 Canada)

ISBN 978-0-7649-5885-4

Catalog No. A195

Available March 2011

An Edward Gorey® licensed product.

© 1965 Edward Gorey.

Published under license from

The Edward Gorey Charitable Trust.

All rights reserved.

This edition first published by

Pomegranate Communications, Inc., 2011.

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