Illustrated by Edward Gorey
"If something doesn't creep into a drawing that you're not prepared for, you might as well not have drawn it." —Edward Gorey
Fiction and nonfiction — for all ages, of all genres — featuring cover art by Edward Gorey. (Not included: books Gorey authored himself.)
Under construction — seeking recommendations!
created by teddydee
last updated September, 2026
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There are many books already in Pagebound's database that belong on this list but don't have the correct cover available. There are also a couple of approved roadmap updates that will eventually help improve the quality of this list: allowing list creators to choose the cover everyone sees, and an easier way to add or update information including missing book covers. In the meantime, there are a couple different ways to potentially deal with the issue of missing or incorrect covers:
— wait to add them until either/both these updates are made to PB — add them anyway with the wrong covers and fix them later
teddydeeOP
BOOKS MISSING THE CORRECT COVER: — Amerika (Franz Kafka) — From Beowulf to Virginia Woolf (Robert Manson Myers) — The Sot-weed Factor (John Barth) — Lafcadio's Adventures (André Gide) — Insanity (Thomas Szasz) — The Peanut Cookbook (Dorothy Frank) — The Autobiography of William Butler Yeats — Come Back, Dr. Caligari (Donald Bathelme) — The Web and the Rock (Thomas Wolfe) — Redburn (Herman Melville) — Tales of Good Evil (Nikolai Gogol) — Ghosts (Marvin Kaye)
Aaaahhhhh!!!! I love Edward Gorey!!!!! Sorry for shouting but I love you for this list!! 🥰
Oh! And I believe he illustrated a War of the Worlds too! That was my whole purpose for my comment but I got sidetracked
Yeeeeeees, I love that one 😍 I am delighted to find fellow Edward Gorey fans!!
