The Hapless Child R. Kikuo Johnson and especially where titles by

and especially where titles by Noelle Stevenson and Kay O’Neill circulate well

‘Funny and super relatable’ Alice Oseman

The musical score was composed by Philip Glass

naively erotic

The Hapless Child R. Kikuo Johnson and especially where titles byBy Edward Gorey. Published by Pomegranate. Hardcover, 64 pages, B&W, 1989 (Originally published 1961) This mournful tale of petite Charlotte Sophias catastrophic short life is classic Edward Gorey. Orphaned, the poor child is bullied by schoolmates and ruffians alike, surviving only by the skin of her baby teeth. Even her doll suffers a gruesome end. The Hapless Child is widely regarded as one of Goreys best books: you will enjoy weeping for Charlotte