The Recently Deflowered Girl

1. Gauldar
   January 9th, 2009 at 11:17 am

   I'll have to read this when I get home from work today. I'm curious if there is a section on "diving expeditions".

2. Evilbeagle
   January 9th, 2009 at 11:33 am

   It's kind of cute.

3. PaulVI
   January 9th, 2009 at 12:25 pm

   This is something I might have blown money on in an earlier phase of my life. This is just my kind of humor! Great find, Neato'!

4. erak
   January 9th, 2009 at 12:39 pm

   Anyone else notice the two entries with Chinese guys involved rape?

5. Miss Cellania
   January 9th, 2009 at 12:52 pm

   I noticed. Sad to think those stereotypes were common as recently as 1965.

6. Oliver
   January 9th, 2009 at 1:22 pm

   You two are idiots.

   The first entry did not involve rape. ("He asked her")

   Secondly, the entire book is about awkward and strange sexual situations under often deceitful circumstances. It's a satire of Victorian sensibilities that were simultaneously prudish and misogynistic.

   But I guess it went over your heads.

7. Ally
   January 9th, 2009 at 2:12 pm

   Wow, deflowerment by complete strangers in public places seems quite common...

8. Luis
   January 9th, 2009 at 4:01 pm

   Provocative and powerful. I wish I'd had this when I was at the Planetarium with a nun.

9. DOJ
   January 9th, 2009 at 4:40 pm

   I'm totally going to say that next time I'm deflowered at a Seance.

10. Nathan Miller
    January 9th, 2009 at 5:55 pm

    This is absolutely hilarious.

    I love the final tagline for the first Chinese one...

11. violet
    January 9th, 2009 at 5:59 pm

    @Oliver: Are your comments also satire? Like, of the all-too-common practice of couching an ostensibly meaningful contribution in insulting and condescending language guaranteed to obscure the information within and repel the reader from bothering to consider your points?

12. ted
    January 9th, 2009 at 8:21 pm

    Geez, violet.

    The Chinese ones were a little stereotypical, but they were parodies of that mindset. The Chinese detective was Charlie Chan. Yes, they could have chosen Hercule Poirot as a the French detective, but using a Chinese detective seems to make the book actually more inclusive.

    The second one was NOT rape. The woman tries to blame the lichee nuts for her own sexual curiosity.

    Ally, deflowerment by complete strangers in public places is the only way to go.

13. burgundy
    January 9th, 2009 at 8:39 pm

    At least the Chinese got to do some yard work on the white females. Black people weren't even mentioned. God forbid what the readers of that time period would react.

    Am I right am I right?

14. violet
    January 10th, 2009 at 12:06 am

    Geez violet what? I was pointing out how ineffective it is to explain something when you bookend the explanation with insults to well-meaning people.

15. ted
    January 10th, 2009 at 8:25 am

    Well, at least that was a little clearer, violet. I could barely make it through the first comment.

    burgundy, the readers of the 1960's? It would be unusual and maybe a little shocking, but not drop-dead shocking.

16. edhel_espyn
    January 10th, 2009 at 10:37 am

    No such entry. T_T

17. Monica
    January 10th, 2009 at 11:57 am

    Hey, the link's not working

    No fair, I wanted to get in on the argument XP

18. Monica
    January 10th, 2009 at 12:35 pm

    Aha! A quick Google search later and I've found it on MegaUpload. You need to download it and open it with a RAR thingy

    http://www.megaupload.com/?d=ikmubgmo

19. Wayne
    April 17th, 2009 at 11:36 am

    The book can also be found here. http://www.joeydevilla.com/2009/01/10/the-recently-deflowered-girl-196 5-illustrated-by-edward-gorey/

20. Jonas Plöger
    September 25th, 2009 at 8:38 am

    Hi there. I am looking for the 1966 Diognes edition with the original English title - so If anybody knows a source, I would be grateful. Thanks, Jonas
    (for all other Non.US editions of EG´s work try http://www.goreyality.com )

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