A not-for-the-squeamish romp through Edward’s depiction of childhood as rendered throughout a dozen or so of his 116 books. Spoiler Alert: Children generally don’t fare well in Edward’s works, and Hapless Children looks at some of these key books and what they can tell us about how children’s literature changed throughout the 1960s—also, what they might tell us about Edward's own childhood.
 
Constantly illuminating the life and works of author/artist Edward Gorey in odd and delightful ways is what the House strives to do — to add to the learning experience, our Gashlycrumb Tinies Scavenger Hunt is an additional delight to children ages 7 to 97.