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 Ith at March 24, 2007 2:15 PM | PROCURE FINE OLD WORLD ABSINTHE
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