{"product_id":"the-doubtful-guest-by-edward-gorey","title":"The Doubtful Guest, by Edward Gorey","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of our favorite Edward Gorey books is this vaguely sinister comedy of manners, told in a set of fourteen rhyming couplets. \u003cem\u003eThe Doubtful Guest\u003c\/em\u003e is the story of a solemn, mysterious, outdoor creature, dressed rather ordinarily in sneakers and a scarf, who appears on a winter night at a family's Victorian home and never leaves again. Gorey's eerie and charming illustrations accompany the verses, making this an enjoyably strange (and strangely enjoyable) read for all ages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn the night through the house it would aimlessly creep, In spite of the fact of its being asleep. It would carry off objects of which it grew fond, And protect them by dropping them into the pond.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHardcover, unpaginated. Illustrated throughout. 1957.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50616437145855,"sku":"lqp1791462960508","price":10.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0822\/1890\/9951\/files\/the-doubtful-guest-by-edward-gorey_1.jpg?v=1791462990","url":"https:\/\/organzabagboutique.shop\/products\/the-doubtful-guest-by-edward-gorey","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}