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Haven were an English indie rock band, formed in Cornwall in 1996. The band consisted of singer Gary Briggs, guitarist Nathan Wason, bassist Iwan Gronow and drummer Jack Mitchell. Originally called Blew, their new name was taken from a local Haven Holidays resort.
Gorey (Irish: Guaire) is a historical barony in northeast County Wexford, Ireland. [1] [2]Baronies were mainly cadastral rather than administrative units. [3] They acquired modest local taxation and spending functions in the 19th century before being superseded by the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898.
Gorey was born in Chicago.His parents, Helen Dunham (née Garvey) and Edward Leo Gorey, [4] divorced in 1936 when he was 11. His father remarried in 1952 when he was 27. His stepmother was Corinna Mura (1910–1965), a cabaret singer who had a small role in Casablanca as the woman playing the guitar while singing "La Marseillaise" at Rick's Café Américain.
The Gashlycrumb Tinies: or, After the Outing is an alphabet book written by Edward Gorey that was first published in 1963 as the first of a collection of short stories called The Vinegar Works, the eleventh work by Gorey. The book tells the tale of 26 children (each representing a letter of the alphabet) and their untimely deaths.
The Vinegar Works: Three Volumes of Moral Instruction is a set of three heavily illustrated books by Edward Gorey that was sold as a set encased in an illustrated slip-case. It was first published by Simon and Schuster in 1963. It was Gorey's eleventh work. The books included in the set are: The Gashlycrumb Tinies, The Insect God, and The West ...
Gorey is a market town in north County Wexford, Ireland. Gorey may also refer to: Gorey (surname), list of people with the name; Gorey, Jersey, Channel Islands, a village Mont Orgueil, Jersey, also known as Gorey Castle; Gorey, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, a townland
Here are Parade’s 116 Best Kids books of all time, according to indie booksellers from across the country; acclaimed authors like Brian Selznick, Rita Williams-Garcia, Dav Pilkey, Katherine ...
The Iron Tonic: Or, A Winter Afternoon in Lonely Valley is a surrealist country-house mystery—that is, a series of clues that do not add up to a solution—written and illustrated by Edward Gorey. It was published in 1969 by Albondoncani Press in a limited edition of 226 copies. [ 1 ]