tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972764383963459152.post7273584824549770413..comments2023-05-30T07:00:13.707-04:00Comments on Bookphilia.com: "An interest not wholly free from pain"Bookphiliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05155882653615842141noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972764383963459152.post-84474746410295629032011-04-14T18:09:07.897-04:002011-04-14T18:09:07.897-04:00The lack of illustrations in many editions of Vict...The lack of illustrations in many editions of Victorian novels is the fault of English professors, New Critics and so on who thought the only thing meaningful was the pure disembodied text.<br /><br />The presence of illustrations in many editions is the good work of English professors, New Historicists and so on who thought the material object had its own meaning.<br /><br />Every Dickens novel should come with illustrations. Many of them, however, ain't that good. The <i>Take of Two Cities</i> pictures were bland, useless. The <i>The Old Curiosity Shop</i> pictures are a lot of fun.<br /><br />Thackeray actually did his own illustrations. <i>Vanity Fair</i> has some great ones, including some that actually comment on the text.<br /><br />I don't know who else had good illustrations, aside, of course, from the supposed kids' books - Lewis Carroll and Edward Lear.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972764383963459152.post-1378712243827546732011-04-14T08:41:04.796-04:002011-04-14T08:41:04.796-04:00You've confused me but I'm sure everything...You've confused me but I'm sure everything will be revealed soon.<br /><br />Yes, my copy has abundant and excellent illustrations. Was Dickens the only Victorian author to rely so heavily on illus. in his works? My copies of other Victorian novels almost never include any.Bookphiliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05155882653615842141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972764383963459152.post-73395207255185761522011-04-12T10:31:23.641-04:002011-04-12T10:31:23.641-04:00Yes, one would have to have a heart of stone not t...Yes, one would have to have a heart of stone not to...<br /><br />Wait, you seem to mean something else. Do not Google that quote (not until you've finished the book) if you don't already know what I'm talking about.<br /><br />Does your edition have illustrations? The illustrations in this one were unusually good.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.com