tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post9027025621174330907..comments2024-03-27T22:25:42.129-05:00Comments on Reading the Past: Pretty coversSarah Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-33027675457847770492007-03-26T16:29:00.000-05:002007-03-26T16:29:00.000-05:00Thanks! They're from the World of Longmire and sti...Thanks! They're from the World of Longmire and still make me laugh aloud.<BR/><BR/>http://www.worldoflongmire.com/features/romance_novels/Susan Higginbothamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13517907583894026599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-68904797138868105572007-03-26T15:59:00.000-05:002007-03-26T15:59:00.000-05:00I like the "Devil Water" cover because it's creepy...I like the "Devil Water" cover because it's creepy. I think the "Katherine" cover is part of the reusable cover art variety. I could swear, I've seen that painting somewhere else. I also like "Winthrop Woman."<BR/><BR/>I own four of the original Fawcett Crest bustin-out covers, and an hc of the original "Green Darkness" with its swirly green mod cover. I wonder if they're collectors' editions now?<BR/><BR/>BTW: A million thanks to Susan H. who revitalized my boring work day with her link to re-worked romance covers. I stumbled on it by accident via a blog that linked to her site, and started laughing so hard I had to close my office door.C.W. Gortnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11881402758065602605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-53598333138574695692007-03-17T13:27:00.000-05:002007-03-17T13:27:00.000-05:00Thanks for your comments, Lorie!Mike, I'd forgotte...Thanks for your comments, Lorie!<BR/><BR/>Mike, I'd forgotten that <I>Dragonwyck</I> was also historical rather than contemporary, but it is. I know what you mean about the cover of <I>Devil Water</I> looking like the one for <I>Factory of Cunning</I>.Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-51888167791871389622007-03-17T13:14:00.000-05:002007-03-17T13:14:00.000-05:00I actually like the cover for "Devil Water;" I ne...I actually like the cover for "Devil Water;" I never read that one. I also really like the covers for "Katherine" and "Avalon."elena maria vidalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17129629173535139807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-62103177280427749352007-03-17T07:08:00.000-05:002007-03-17T07:08:00.000-05:00I do like these covers, and I don't blame you for ...I do like these covers, and I don't blame you for wanting to buy them for it! She was a gifted writer, and it is nice she seems still so popular, I loved the post you had up a bit ago about the 'reuseable' covers, quite funny, actually! Nice blog, always worth reading!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-42879675917684752552007-03-16T14:39:00.000-05:002007-03-16T14:39:00.000-05:00The DEVIL WATER cover reminds me quite a bit of th...The DEVIL WATER cover reminds me quite a bit of the cover for A FACTORY OF CUNNING by Philippa Stockley (an interesting novel, by the way). <BR/> I like the WINTHROP WOMAN cover, the rest are okay, I guess. I saw the one for DRAGONWYCK on Amazon and I did like that one. I read some of these many years ago and they didn't even have covers--just library bound, so I like seeing the art work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-77265972933455004662007-03-16T14:12:00.000-05:002007-03-16T14:12:00.000-05:00I'll try to scan in a few of the old pb covers for...I'll try to scan in a few of the old pb covers for a later post, because I can't find most of them online. They're quite interesting to compare, especially the older one I have for <I>Katherine</I> - as I recall, she's a buxom redhead with her hair tumbling all over.<BR/><BR/>The pb I have for <I>Devil Water</I> <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/Devil-Water-Anya-Seton/dp/0449236331/" REL="nofollow">looks like this</A>.Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-40434625204876992222007-03-16T10:46:00.000-05:002007-03-16T10:46:00.000-05:00Interestingly, I don't like The Winthrop Woman or ...Interestingly, I don't like The Winthrop Woman or Katherine much...one looks too prim and the other too overblown for my idea of Katherine. I like the rest. {shrug}Susan Adrianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10730673696950405605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-50711787362735930592007-03-16T09:49:00.000-05:002007-03-16T09:49:00.000-05:00I do like those covers! Years ago when I read Kat...I do like those covers! Years ago when I read Katherine, The Winthrop Woman, and Green Darkness, it was hardcovers with no dust jackets - probably book club editions. So what do your old pb covers look like?Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17775836987596716063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-62093412635694835752007-03-16T05:22:00.000-05:002007-03-16T05:22:00.000-05:00Philippa Gregory's forewords would be interesting,...Philippa Gregory's forewords would be interesting, and the trade paperback size is nice. The covers themselves I can pretty well take or leave. I quite like the one for <I>Katherine</I>.Carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11901028520813891575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-29366760499995080742007-03-15T21:17:00.000-05:002007-03-15T21:17:00.000-05:00The one for Devil Water looks a lot better on the ...The one for <I>Devil Water</I> looks a lot better on the actual book. On the JPG, the girl looks sly and almost elvish. I'm not sure why that is.<BR/><BR/>The one for <I>Winthrop Woman</I> is my favorite.Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-15375202405840886232007-03-15T21:04:00.000-05:002007-03-15T21:04:00.000-05:00I like the ones for Katherine and The Winthrop Wom...I like the ones for Katherine and The Winthrop Woman. Can't say that I like the one for Devil Water--it strikes me as vaguely creepy for reasons I can't put my finger on. (But maybe since the title's Devil Water, I'm supposed to find it vaguely creepy?) The other two don't affect me much either way.<BR/><BR/>I like the new Norah Lofts covers and the new UK Jean Plaidy covers.Susan Higginbothamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13517907583894026599noreply@blogger.com