From A to Z, the Penguin Drop Caps series collects 26 unique
hardcovers--featuring cover art by Jessica Hische
It all begins with a letter. Fall in love with Penguin Drop Caps,
a new series of twenty-six collectible and hardcover editions, each
with a type cover showcasing a gorgeously illustrated letter of the
alphabet. In a design collaboration between Jessica Hische and
Penguin Art Director Paul Buckley, the series features unique cover
art by Hische, a superstar in the world of type design and
illustration, whose work has appeared everywhere from Tiffany &
Co. to Wes Anderson's recent film "Moonrise Kingdom" to Penguin's
own bestsellers "Committed" and "Rules of Civility." With exclusive
designs that have never before appeared on Hische's hugely popular
Daily Drop Cap blog, the Penguin Drop Caps series debuted with an
'A' for Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice," a 'B' for Charlotte
Bronte's "Jane Eyre," and a 'C' for Willa Cather's "My Antonia." It
continues with more perennial classics, perfect to give as elegant
gifts or to showcase on your own shelves.
Y is for Yeats. A specially compiled edition for the Penguin Drop
Caps series, "When You Are Old" will include the most accessible,
best-known poems by W.B. Yeats from his early years that made the
Nobel Prize winning writer and poet popular in his day. The volume
will include all the major love poems written most notably for the
brilliant yet elusive Irish revolutionary Maude Gonne. Recalling
Yeats's 1890s fascination in aestheticism and the arts and crafts
movement, selections will draw from the first published versions of
poems from works such as "Crossways," "The Rose," "The Wind Among
the Reeds," "In the Seven Woods," "The Green Helmet and Other
Poems," "Responsibilities," "The Wild Swans at Coo"l"e," and
"Michael Robartes and the Dancer." A selection Irish myths and
fairytales including "The Wanderings of Oisin," a Celtic fable and
his first major poem, represent his fascination with mysticism,
spiritualism and the rich and imaginative heritage of his native
land.
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