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it's bloody fantastic:
The Gashleycrumb Tinies
by Edward Gorey
A is for Amy who fell down the stairs
B is for Basil assaulted by bears
C is for Clara who wasted away
D is for Desmond thrown out of a sleigh
E is for Ernest who choked on a peach
F is for Fanny sucked dry by a leech
G is for George smothered under a rug
H is for Hector done in by a thug
I is for Ida who took lye by mistake
J is for James who drowned in a lake
K is for Kate who was struck with an axe
L is for Leo who swallowed some tacks
M is for Maude who was swept out to see
N is for Neville who died of ennui
O is for Olive run through by an awl
P is for Prue trampled flat in a brawl
Q is for Quentin who was lost in a mire
R is for Rhoda consumed by a fire
S is for Susan who perished of fits
T is for Titus who flew into bits
U is for Unice who slipped down a drain
V is for Victor squashed under a train
W is for Winnie, embedded in ice
X is for Xerxes devoured by mice
Y is for Yorrick whose head was knocked in
and Z is for Zilla who drank too much gin.the illustrations, of course, are the best bit...
