"The Goops they lick their fingers / And the Goops they lick their knives / They spill their broth on the tablecloth -- / Oh, they lead disgusting lives!" Reminiscent of the gross-out humor of Raold Dahl and Babbette Cole, this book on manners was an instant hit when it was first published a century ago and will still appeal to -today's sophisticated readers.
Gelett Burgess (1866 - 1951) was born in Boston and lived in Berkeley, California, New York City and Paris.

"The Goops they lick their fingers / And the Goops they lick their knives / They spill their broth on the tablecloth -- / Oh, they lead disgusting lives!" Reminiscent of the gross-out humor of Raold Dahl and Babbette Cole, this book on manners was an instant hit when it was first published a century ago and will still appeal to -today's sophisticated readers.
Gelett Burgess (1866 - 1951) was born in Boston and lived in Berkeley, California, New York City and Paris.