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It was accepted for publication by Addison-Wesley in 1968, but the illustrations were found wanting, and, Mr. Neumeyer remembers, "someone recalled that a few years back there had been a fine young artist named Edward Gorey at Doubleday who had done the covers for a line of elegant Anchor paperbacks."

Gorey's Flights of Fancy Karen Wilkin 2011

In the 1960s, Peter Neumeyer wrote and illustrated a children's book to entertain his young sons.

Gorey's Flights of Fancy Karen Wilkin 2011

Mr. Neumeyer was no slouch in his reading suggestions, but it's clear that Gorey led the way.

Gorey's Flights of Fancy Karen Wilkin 2011

He sent Mr. Neumeyer two books by the English novelist Rayner Heppenstall, noting: I discovered him by accident with The Greater Infortune . . .

Gorey's Flights of Fancy Karen Wilkin 2011

Mr. Neumeyer, describing an encounter with their publisher, writes: "I had been, it must be admitted, disarmed, and I fell like tapioca in a silo."

Gorey's Flights of Fancy Karen Wilkin 2011

Mr. Neumeyer, who made his living as a professor of English, insists that, with the exception of German literature, Gorey had read more of everything than he had.

Gorey's Flights of Fancy Karen Wilkin 2011

The exchange continued for a little over a year, until both men became absorbed in other projects, but while it lasted, Mr. Neumeyer says, "we were both sparked into spurts of vivifying and shared creativity."

Gorey's Flights of Fancy Karen Wilkin 2011

During their collaboration, Mr. Neumeyer was teaching at Harvard while Gorey spent summers on Cape Cod.

Gorey's Flights of Fancy Karen Wilkin 2011

All the grapes are harvested by hand and the Neumeyer family uses traditional vinification techniques.

Archive 2006-05-01 Thatsnews 2006

All the grapes are harvested by hand and the Neumeyer family uses traditional vinification techniques.

Wines of Alsace in London Thatsnews 2006