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Why do Wordsworth have so many books with goofy lookin covers?

>> No.7895785
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>>7895594
1. renewing medieval tradition of "drolleries"
2. because they can
3. because the publisher's specific sense of humor

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kek

>> No.7895794
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>>7895788
Who the fuck designs these things?

>> No.7895801

Somebody please post thr Infinite Jest edit.

>> No.7895806
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lel

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this is the best

>> No.7895814
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>mfw Wordsworth threads

>> No.7895945

>>7895785
>2. because they can

this

>> No.7895964

Unrelated question: What is your opinion on Penguin classics in terms of style and translation?

>> No.7896182

>>7895810
Is this real or an edit? I can't even tell anymore

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>> No.7896546
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>Not posting the best one

>> No.7896549
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this is good

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>> No.7896580

>>7896182
It's an edit someone on /lit/ made: GR isn't in the public domain so Wordsworth can't afford to publish it.

>> No.7896584

>>7895814
change "Dracula" to "Symphony of the night" and we're all good

>> No.7896600

>>7896546
>blade end of axe facing forward
>not butt end
baka to be honest with those assembled here

>> No.7896605

>>7896600
checking your double dubs fampai, but he kills the pawnbroker with the blade end and the sister with the butt end

>> No.7896629

I'm in the hospital right now recovering from a surgery, and these covers are making me laugh hard as fuck. How does anyone think these covers are a good idea?

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>>7896629
I dunno

>> No.7896642

>>7895810
Undoubtedly my favorite.

>> No.7896644
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>>7895788
>>7895806
>>7895810
>>7895814
>>7896540
>>7896546
>>7896549
>>7896550
they're not even real

>> No.7896654
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Goosebumps is a Wordsworth classic now, pic related.

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>>7896654
this is my fav
posting another classic

>> No.7896888

>>7896644
tanto de amicis fa cagare

>> No.7896899

>>7895594
for real the Master & Margarita cover is good and not unfitting at all donno why it always catches flak here, have you not read it?

the book is like an Orthodox Christian Spongebob episode

>> No.7896906

>>7896899
Just finished Master and Margarita while in the hospital. 10/10

>> No.7896924

>>7896899
it's like a fucked up fever dream with combined motifs from alice and wonderland and grand theft auto

>> No.7896927

>>7896899
also
>modern handgun

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>>7896899
>an orthodox christian spongebob episode
My god, you're right
Mostly Behemoth and Fagott's misadventures though, the Pilate/Master sections are pretty damn emotional much of the time

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>>7896600
>>7896644
>>7896888
>>7895788

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>> No.7898179

...the Jews

>> No.7898210

>>7896605
Wasn't it the other way around?

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>>7896550
>>7896540

>> No.7898808

>>7898210
yes you'er right sorry had it reversed.