overpowered by the conviction of the bystanders that he was really the hardened little wretch he was described to be, what could one poor child do?

oliver twist

charles dickens

megan wilson

peter de sève

reach

if betsy likes a book this much, it's gonna be good

well-covered

still thinking about book covers

from the nyt, earlier: here

Don't mind me, I'm just...

...thinking [a lot] about book covers

...see:

covers

book cover archive

most coveted covers

kottke

and/or

mit press: book cover design blogs

[jane eyre cover, above, by megan wilson]