The Willowdale Handcar

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The Willowdale Handcar is a characteristically macabre and whimsical illustrated book by Edward Gorey that follows a surreal, deadpan journey by rail.

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instanceOf book ⓘ
illustrated book ⓘ
author Edward Gorey ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
creator Edward Gorey ⓘ
follows a surreal journey by rail ⓘ
genre dark humor ⓘ
macabre fiction ⓘ
surreal fiction ⓘ
hasArtStyle Gorey’s cross-hatched pen-and-ink style ⓘ
hasAudience adult readers ⓘ
hasForm picture book for adults ⓘ
hasFormat hardcover ⓘ
paperback ⓘ
hasIllustrationsBy Edward Gorey ⓘ
hasSetting railway ⓘ
hasTheme absurdity ⓘ
death ⓘ
the macabre ⓘ
travel ⓘ
hasVehicle handcar ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryMovement postmodern ⓘ
medium ink illustrations ⓘ
narrativeTone deadpan ⓘ
notableFor macabre and whimsical illustrations ⓘ
surreal rail journey ⓘ
partOf Edward Gorey bibliography ⓘ
publicationDecade 1960s ⓘ
publisher Dodd, Mead & Company ⓘ
style deadpan ⓘ
whimsical ⓘ

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