tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post6571204332656293952..comments2024-03-28T12:00:29.857+00:00Comments on Historical and Regency Romance UK: Georgette Heyer’s The Grand Sophy: a Tale of Two CoversLouise Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09895724319451189592noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post-4124934040169697332013-09-06T19:18:49.961+01:002013-09-06T19:18:49.961+01:00True Melinda/Sarah. But I confess that I have more...True Melinda/Sarah. But I confess that I have more than one book on my shelves where I've given the book a plain cover (you used to be able to buy red plastic paperback covers) because I so disliked the original cover.Elizabeth Hawksleyhttp://www.elizabethhawksley.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post-40132687529296820432013-09-06T16:13:57.659+01:002013-09-06T16:13:57.659+01:00The big problem for readers is they have to see pa...The big problem for readers is they have to see past the covers to enjoy the writing.<br /><br />Thankfully most readers have something called intelligence.Melinda Hammond/Sarah Malloryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10402460212860103804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post-77159989832709017812013-09-05T19:06:04.585+01:002013-09-05T19:06:04.585+01:00Thank you for your pertinent comments, Julie B. (I...Thank you for your pertinent comments, Julie B. (I loved your comment about the 60's sit-com!)It's good to know that others feel strongly about inappropriate book covers, too. <br /><br />You get three cheers from me! Elizabeth Hawksleyhttp://www.elizabethhawksley.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post-84521941155776428622013-09-05T14:40:45.220+01:002013-09-05T14:40:45.220+01:00I also don't like either cover. The first cove...I also don't like either cover. The first cover is just woeful. The hero's head seems to be too big for his body and the heroine looks like she's escaped from the set of a 1960s sitcom.<br /><br />The second cover is equally bad. Why do publishers think that they can just slap a chick lit cover onto any book and it will sell? This happened with Jane Austen a few years back and it's sad that Arrow haven't left the gorgeous paintings which they had on GH covers for the last few years, which I think perfectly captured what a classy and historically accurate writer Heyer truly was.Julie B.http://bookishjottings.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post-75599467291134398472013-09-05T13:27:02.460+01:002013-09-05T13:27:02.460+01:00I agree with Christina and Arianne. I love Barbosa...I agree with Christina and Arianne. I love Barbosa's stylish original covers. Why can't publishers use his covers, instead? They were perfect: 100% Regency, witty and elegant - just like the author.<br /><br />You're right, Melinda/Sarah. Of course Sophy would have seen to it that Jacko had more than one jacket, especially for chilly London. <br /><br />You will be reassured to know that the text is entirely Georgette Heyer's own. Elizabeth Hawksleyhttp://www.elizabethhawksley.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post-72943775037738237142013-09-05T12:36:23.967+01:002013-09-05T12:36:23.967+01:00I dislike both! The dresses are anachronistic and ...I dislike both! The dresses are anachronistic and the artists definitely didn't read the book. I prefer the Arrow reprints and the beautiful painted ones from the 1950s. The chick-lit-style cover is just so bland. Ariannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17652434242553278040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post-50428709877363304732013-09-05T09:28:08.571+01:002013-09-05T09:28:08.571+01:00I do prefer the older cover, Elizabeth, but that&#...I do prefer the older cover, Elizabeth, but that's perhaps because it's the version I have! I make allowances for JAcko, I am sure Sophy gave him more than one jacket! Also, clothes apart, the 1962 cover does have a certain energy and humour that is lacking in the new cover. However, its the text that counts - I hope the young Arrow editor hasn't misread and corrected any of Heyer's Regency language!Melinda Hammond/Sarah Malloryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10402460212860103804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18955239.post-79899871053073707232013-09-05T09:12:34.944+01:002013-09-05T09:12:34.944+01:00I'm afraid I don't like either cover, Eliz...I'm afraid I don't like either cover, Elizabeth, especially not the new one which is not at all a Regency cover to my mind! I have an old first edition hardback of this book and much prefer the original covers - that one has the greyhound and the parrot as far as I can see and definitely shows a humorous scene. I've also got an old paperback version somewhere (different cover to yours) but can't find it right now. I remember liking that cover too though! Covers are so important, aren't they?Christina Courtenayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17394275746146697340noreply@blogger.com