(“M is for Maud who was swept out to sea/N is for Neville who died of ennui” — the latter of which was a personal favorite.) Living among Gorey’s art helped lead me down the path to my ...

As for Gorey’s favorite page in the book, he said, “I did think at the time that ‘N is for Neville who died of ennui’ was rather fetching.” Gorey used a variety of anagrams of his name ...