Gorey

American

[gawr-ee] / ˈgɔr i /

noun

Edward (St. John), 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.

Gorey British

/ ˈɡɔːrɪ /

noun

Edward St John . 1925–2000, US illustrator and author, noted for his bizarre humour in such works as The Unstrung Harp (1953) and The Wuggly Ump (1963)

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A business owner in Gorey has told the BBC that the cost of eggs she bought had more than doubled over the last three years.

From BBC ● May 26, 2026

They all may as well have sprung from the combined neo-gothic conjurings of Edward Gorey and Harold Pinter.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2026

Gorey admires O’Hara’s ease, how he would “sit down and tweedle, tweedle, tweedle, write another three-page poem, then off to the movies.”

From New York Times ● Jun. 14, 2022

"For now the perceived tightness in oil supply is lending resilience to oil prices," said Commonwealth Bank commodities analyst Tobin Gorey.

From Reuters ● Jun. 14, 2022

You might as well start going to the Confraternity again to keep The Posse away and, worse, the director, Father Gorey.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt

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