Date: Thu, 06 Nov 2003 17:15:26 -0500
From: "Michael Walsh" <MJW at mail.press.jhu.edu>
To: <wsfalist at keithlynch.net>
Subject: [WSFA] Marketing Charles Dickens . . .
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>

>From "The Bookseller" 12 Sept 2003:

"It reminds me of a story, possibly apocryphal . . . A US paperback house =
in the 1950s decided to 'sex up' "Oliver Twist", and produced a cover =
featuring a muscular-looking male waif staring wolfishly at a similiarly =
well-endowed female waif.  The legend: " 'More," he cried. 'More!" He was =
insatiable!' "

mjw