The Doubtful Guest
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The Doubtful Guest is a darkly whimsical illustrated storybook by Edward Gorey about a mysterious, long-term houseguest whose bizarre behavior unsettles a Victorian family.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
children's book
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illustrated storybook ⓘ nonsense literature ⓘ picture book ⓘ |
| audience |
adults
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older children ⓘ |
| author | Edward Gorey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralCreatureDescription | long-scarfed, beaked, otter-like being ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| featuresCharacter |
Victorian family
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mysterious guest ⓘ |
| format | hardcover ⓘ |
| genre |
absurdist fiction
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dark humor ⓘ gothic fiction ⓘ |
| hasCoverArtist | Edward Gorey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | true ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 978-0-385-01876-3 ⓘ |
| hasMotiveOfGuest | unknown ⓘ |
| hasNarrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| hasPageCountApprox | 64 ⓘ |
| hasReprints | multiple editions ⓘ |
| hasSetting | Victorian-style house ⓘ |
| hasTargetMarket | gift book market ⓘ |
| illustrationStyle | black-and-white drawings ⓘ |
| illustrator | Edward Gorey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later gothic picture books ⓘ |
| isAssociatedWith | Goreyesque aesthetic ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lengthOfStay | indefinite ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | mid-20th-century American gothic ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | rhyming couplets ⓘ |
| notableFor |
deadpan narration
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open-ended conclusion ⓘ surreal imagery ⓘ |
| partOf | Edward Gorey bibliography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1957 ⓘ |
| publisher | Doubleday ⓘ |
| theme |
ambiguity
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domestic disruption ⓘ intrusion ⓘ social discomfort ⓘ |
| tone |
darkly whimsical
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macabre ⓘ |
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