tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post3222791771685871140..comments2024-02-26T02:13:54.009-08:00Comments on Caustic Cover Critic: Classic StripesJRSMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430775461763521797noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-59394102122064390062008-04-09T15:53:00.000-07:002008-04-09T15:53:00.000-07:00Yes, that weirdly short-lived look was very nice: ...Yes, that weirdly short-lived look was very nice: I would have preferred they stuck with it too. Ah well, nobody listens to we punters.JRSMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430775461763521797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-66810323510118944212008-04-09T03:45:00.000-07:002008-04-09T03:45:00.000-07:00Yes I see that now.What I forgot to say earlier wa...Yes I see that now.<BR/><BR/>What I forgot to say earlier was not only that I hate the new Vintage Classics look, but that I <EM>loved</EM> the old - short-lived, as you say - one. It was elegant. It was timeless. It was, in fact, classic. What were they <EM>thinking</EM>?<BR/><BR/>There are authors I never would have read if they hadn't been in the creamy-coloured Vintage Classics, such as Sinclair Lewis or Aldous Huxley.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-20698421798067168962008-04-08T16:52:00.000-07:002008-04-08T16:52:00.000-07:00Yes, the Garner was put out by Penguin Australia, ...Yes, the Garner was put out by Penguin Australia, along with some others by her, some Elizabeth Jolleys, and a Randolph Stow and Robert Drewe to come. It came out last month, I think; I suspect you'd need to order it from an Australian online shop. <BR/><BR/>Penguin South Africa and Penguin India are also releasing their own Penguin Modern Classics, not all of which appear on Penguin UK's list.JRSMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430775461763521797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-77300246032310074452008-04-08T13:38:00.000-07:002008-04-08T13:38:00.000-07:00Now I'm a big Penguin Modern Classics follower, bu...Now I'm a big Penguin Modern Classics follower, but haven't seen that Helen Garner in their lists, and it doesn't appear on Amazon. Any idea when it's due out?John Selfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05761816149593541133noreply@blogger.com