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The Recently Deflowered Girl

Edward Gorey author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Published:1st Feb '10

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Published for Valentine's Day and the 10th anniversary year of Gorey's death, The Recently Deflowered Girl has never been published in the UK and is set to receive much publicity A wicked parody of etiquette books, The Recently Deflowered Girl offers witty advice to a succession of beauties deflowered by unlikely chaps in unlikely locations, from a hotel lift to the top deck of a country bus Outrageous, funny and sly, this illustrated gift book is the perfect knowing gift for Valentine's Day and a must for Gorey fans

Miss Hyacinthe Phypps presents a cheeky guide to post-deflowerment decorum.Long out of print, "The Recently Deflowered Girl" is a tongue-in-cheek guide providing advice for that trickiest of situations. In the voice of Miss Hyachinthe Phypps, Mel Juffe's hilarious yet demure counsel is delightfully accompanied by Edward Gorey's ink and watercolor illustrations.

'Gorey's unique talent should be represented as completely as possible in every collection of American art and literature.' Booklist 'Irresistible black-and-white drawings...irrepressible wordplay.' New York Times '[Gorey creates] dark masterpieces of surreal morality...beautifully depicted.' Vanity Fair 'One of the most original artistic and literary minds in late 20th Century America.' Los Angeles Times

ISBN: 9781408805176

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: unknown

48 pages

UK ed.