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A is for Amy who fell down the stairs N is for Neville who died of ennui
B is for Basil assaulted by bears O is for olive done in with an awl
*C is for Clara who wasted away *P is for Prue trampled flat in a brawl
D is for Desmond thrown out of a sleigh Q is for Quentin who sank in a mire
*E is for Ernest who choked on a peach *R is for Rhoda consumed by a fire
F is for Fanny sucked dry by a leech *S is for Susan who perished in fits
G is for George smothered under a rug T is for Titus who flew into bits
H is for Hector done in by a thug U is for Una who slipped down a drain
I is for Ida who drowned in a lake *V is for Vistor squashed under a train
J is for James who took lye by mistake W is for Winnie embedded in ice
K is for Kate who was struck with an axe *X is for Xerxes devoured by mice
*L is for Leo who swallowed some tacks Y is for Yorick whose head was knocked in
M is for Maud who was swept out to sea *Z is for Zillah who drank too much gin
photos by : christine mladic the allure of Gorey Words from Edward Gorey’s The Gashlycrumb Tinies Some locations courtesy of the Congress Hotel