On Tue, 4 Nov 2003 Gaertk at aol.com wrote: > >Or Lemony Snicket's Series of Unfortunate Events? (Look for >them in the kids' section of the library/bookstore.) To me >the narrative voice appears to be inspired by Paarfi and >William Goldman (ala _Princess Bride_), while the plots are >sorta like Dr. Seuss rewriting Charles Dickens. > Dr. Seuss?? *DR. SEUSS*????? In *my* universe, it's more like Edward Gorey & Charles Addams, (only with more words and fewer pictures), perhaps collaborating with (or channeling) Saki.