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*NoodleIncident: What stories could Harris Burdick have in mind for these pictures? The world may never know.
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* RiddleForTheAges: Everything in this book is left a deliberate mystery for different writers to fill in the blanks.
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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: The central mystery of each illustration is what the heck kind of story would make the caption work with the art. Of course, [[TropesAreTools this is the whole point]] for aspiring writers.
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* SpookyPhotographs: The illustrations themselves can be pretty scary, and their collective backstory is supposed to be unnerving. The [[DependingOnTheAuthor stories written by each individual author go all over the place]], however.
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''The Mysteries of Harris Burdick'' is a picture book by Chris Van Allsburg.
An author and illustrator named Harris Burdick tells an editor that he has written fourteen stories and brings an illustration from each story with a caption, promising to deliver the full manuscript if the editor publishes his stories. Burdick, however, is never seen again. All that remains of him are the fourteen illustrations.
An author and illustrator named Harris Burdick tells an editor that he has written fourteen stories and brings an illustration from each story with a caption, promising to deliver the full manuscript if the editor publishes his stories. Burdick, however, is never seen again. All that remains of him are the fourteen illustrations.
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''The Mysteries of Harris Burdick'' is a 1984 picture book made by Chris Van
An author and illustrator named Harris Burdick tells an editor that he has written fourteen stories and brings an illustration from each story with a caption, promising to deliver the full manuscript if the editor publishes his stories. Burdick, however, is never seen again. All that remains of him are the fourteen
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* NoEnding: All that remains of each story is a single sentence. Done with the intention that the reader will write their own story based off it.
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* AdaptationExpansion - Many authors have taken it to themselves to write adaptations of the illustrations. One of the more notable examples being Creator/StephenKing, who wrote a short story based on "The House on Maple Street" for ''Literature/NightmaresAndDreamscapes''.
* LiteraryAgentHypothesis - The backstory of Harris Burdick and his illustrations.
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A sequel, ''The Chronicles of Harris Burdick'' was released in 2011.
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A sequel, collection of stories based on the illustrations written by well-known professional authors, ''The Chronicles of Harris Burdick'' Burdick'', was released in 2011.
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A sequel, ''The Chronicles of Harris Burdick'' was released in 2011.
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[[caption-width-right:350: If there was an answer, he’d find it there.]]'''''The Mysteries of Harris Burdick''''' is a picture book by Chris Van Allsburg.
An author and illustrator named Harris Burdick tells an editor that he has written fourteen stories and brings an illustration from each story with a caption, promising to deliver the full manuscript if the editor publishes his stories. Burdick, however, is never seen again. All that remains of him are the fourteen illustrations.
!!The book provides examples of
* AdaptationExpansion - Many authors have taken it to themselves to write adaptations of the illustrations. One of the more notable examples being StephenKing, who wrote a short story based on "The House on Maple Street".
* LiteraryAgentHypothesis - The backstory of Harris Burdick and his illustrations.
* MindScrew - Many of the images are this.
* NoEnding - All that remains of each story is a single sentence. Done with the intention that the reader will write their own story based off it.
[[caption-width-right:350: If there was an answer, he’d find it there.]]'''''The Mysteries of Harris Burdick''''' is a picture book by Chris Van Allsburg.
An author and illustrator named Harris Burdick tells an editor that he has written fourteen stories and brings an illustration from each story with a caption, promising to deliver the full manuscript if the editor publishes his stories. Burdick, however, is never seen again. All that remains of him are the fourteen illustrations.
!!The book provides examples of
* AdaptationExpansion - Many authors have taken it to themselves to write adaptations of the illustrations. One of the more notable examples being StephenKing, who wrote a short story based on "The House on Maple Street".
* LiteraryAgentHypothesis - The backstory of Harris Burdick and his illustrations.
* MindScrew - Many of the images are this.
* NoEnding - All that remains of each story is a single sentence. Done with the intention that the reader will write their own story based off it.