Neil Gaiman

"A piratical ghost story in thirteen ingenious but potentially disturbing rhyming couplets, originally conceived as a confection both to amuse and to entertain by Mr. Neil Gaiman, scrivener, and then doodled, elaborated upon, illustrated, and beaten soundly by Mr. Cris Grimly, etcher and illuminator, featuring two brave children, their diminutive but no less courageous gazelle, and a large number of extremely dangerous trolls, monsters, bugbears, creatures, and other such nastiness, many of which have perfectly disgusting eating habits and ought not, under any circumstances, to be encouraged."

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Source: Neil Gaiman (2009). “The Graveyard Book”, p.188, A&C Black

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Neil Gaiman

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Neil Gaiman is a renowned author known for his unique blend of fantasy and horror, with notable works like 'American Gods' and 'The Sandman'.

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