false 732184 3 An umbrella is missing. A man is distressed. A thief scampers over rooftops. A child is in danger. A harangued salesclerk weeps. A dog save the day.<P> The intriguing story of <i>The Sopping Thursday</i> is unlike any other Edward Gorey book, both because of its unique gray-and-black illustrations and because it has a happy ending (if one is to dismiss any worry about the child featured in the last frame). In just thirty images and thirty short lines of text, Gorey manages to create a complex tableau of characters and a plot worthy of film noir.<P>Long out of print, this new edition is faithful to the size of Gorey's original drawings and wisely refrains from offering any editorial commentary...except to say this Gorey jewel is--to quote the eminent literary critic Edmund Wilson--"a brilliant discovery." 3150749 1971 The Sopping Thursday total:30|5:10|4:10|3:9|2:1| 30 119 40 0 0 0 false false Fri Oct 23 00:54:48 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 23 00:54:48 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Oct 16 09:03:06 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 16 09:03:06 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Aug 18 22:19:54 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 18 22:19:54 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Fri Aug 14 12:11:57 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 14 12:11:57 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed Aug 12 06:23:43 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 12 06:23:43 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sun Aug 02 20:47:54 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 02 20:47:54 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sun Aug 02 02:27:11 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 02 02:27:11 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Aug 01 17:39:46 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 01 17:39:46 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun Jul 19 12:20:48 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 19 12:20:48 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Jun 14 17:23:54 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 14 17:23:54 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Jun 01 22:10:18 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 01 22:10:18 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Mon Apr 20 12:14:15 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 20 12:14:15 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun Mar 22 18:23:14 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 22 18:23:14 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Feb 28 13:44:43 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 28 13:44:43 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Sun Jan 18 17:02:27 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 18 17:02:27 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sun Nov 30 06:57:49 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 30 06:57:52 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Sat Nov 29 23:51:11 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 29 23:51:24 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Sun Nov 16 12:38:18 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 16 12:38:20 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Mon Nov 10 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 11 05:11:45 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 11 05:11:59 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Thu Nov 06 10:03:56 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 06 10:03:56 -0800 2008