Gashlycrumb Tinies

"Gashlycrumb Tinies" is a darkly humorous illustrated book by Edward Gorey, presenting an alphabet of children, each meeting a grim fate appropriate to their initial letter. Through Victorian-style drawings and witty, morbid rhymes, it satirizes childhood innocence by imagining whimsical yet macabre endings for each child. The book’s tone blends gothic humor with gothic aesthetics, making it a parody of innocence, mortality, and the macabre, appealing to those with an appreciation for dark humor and literary whimsy.