The Doubtful Guest
About this book
"When they answered the bell on that wild winter night, there was no one expected -- and no one in sight. Then they saw something standing on top of an urn, whose peculiar appearance gave them quite a turn..." Thus begins one of Edward Gorey's most popular illustrated books, The Doubtful Guest, a deliciously twisted comedy of manners, where a scarf and sneaker clad creature overstays its welcome by seventeen years in the home of a staid, Victorian family. "An artist and writer of genius" (New Yorker) gives us a small-format edition of one of his favorite tales.
Reader Profile
4.4/5 · 4600 readers · 32 pages · ≈ 36 min · Light
How long does it take to read The Doubtful Guest?
About ≈ 36 min — 32 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is The Doubtful Guest?
32 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is The Doubtful Guest?
It sits on the Humor, Fiction shelves.
Is The Doubtful Guest in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Who wrote The Doubtful Guest?
Edward Gorey.
“When they answered the bell on that wild winter night, There was no one expected - and no one in sight.”