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...DIED. EDWARD GOREY, 75, author and illustrator of more than 100 morbidly funny books; of a heart attack; in Yarmouth Port, Mass. A former book-jacket designer, he created such macabre classics as The Gashlycrumb Tinies, an alphabet book in which A stands for "Amy who fell down the stairs." Though not a recluse, Gorey avoided the limelight (he declined a 1980 Tony Award for his gothic Dracula set design). Despite plaudits from critics such as Edmund Wilson, Gorey said that to take his work seriously would be "the height of folly...
Step 1: Find the facts. The heroine of Charlotte Bront's Jane Eyre is an orphan with only enough cash for a one-way coach from fianc Edward Rochester's Thornfield estate. When hitching on Greyhound is your alternative to putting on the ring, get ready to live with a few little white lies. Dreamboat, unfortunately, doesn't deny a thing. He leads his governess-turned-love interest up the stairs to their attic, where Jane makes the acquaintance of Bertha, a homicidal maniac with a penchant for matches and a very valid marriage certificate to Rochester. This is what...
...shipped our staff down to Lowell," said Edward A. Salerno, Kirkland dining hall's manager. "The food as well...
This special edition is the culmination of the Heroes series--and much more. In these pages you'll meet new heroes and hear bold ideas for preserving the planet offered by such distinguished conservationists as Edward O. Wilson and Richard Leakey. You'll also get thoughts from two people who wield great power in very different spheres of influence: President Bill Clinton and Leonardo DiCaprio. For the latest information on the deteriorating condition of the planet's ecosystems, contributor Eugene Linden got an exclusive advance look at a sweeping study soon to be released by two United Nations agencies...
starring Ben Stiller, Edward Norton, and Jenna Elfman...