The Iron Tonic: Or, A Winter Afternoon in Lonely Valley Shuffled Story of companionship and birdwatching

of companionship and birdwatching

perhaps it's simply an enigmatic entertainment

From The Gashlycrumb Tinies to The Doubtful Guest

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The Iron Tonic: Or, A Winter Afternoon in Lonely Valley Shuffled Story of companionship and birdwatchingIf you havent yet dosed yourself with The Iron Tonic, be warned: its no Q. R. V. Edward Gorey is at his most enigmatic in this 1969 tale of convalescents, eels, and lonely winter days. Strangely poignant and eerily (which is just eel with extra letters) familiar, this melancholy story takes us on a long journey to nowhere or, perhaps, to somewhere we know quite well. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2000. Hardcover.