March 24, 2007
Makeovers For Dead Authours
Austen 'too ugly' for book cover
Jane Austen's 'makeover' for the new book cover Novelist Jane Austen has been given a makeover for the cover of a book about her life after publishers decided an original image of her was unattractive."She was not much of a looker," said Helen Trayler, managing director of publisher Wordsworth Editions.
Posted by Ithildin at March 24, 2007 2:15 PM | PROCURE FINE OLD WORLD ABSINTHE
Trackback Pings
TrackBack URL for this entry:
http://www.ondragonswing.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-tb.cgi/90
I'm reading a book about Annie Oakley right now. Apparently she was considered quite attractive in her day, but she wasn't much of a looker by today's standards.
Posted by: triticale![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://bittersweet.ondragonswing.com/nav-commenters.gif)
at March 31, 2007 6:17 PM
Post a comment