Wordsworth Editions is tarting up Jane Austen. From The Guardian (”Jane too plain for publishers“):
Helen Trayler, the publisher’s managing director, said: “She was not much of a looker. Very, very plain. Jane Austen wasn’t very good looking. She’s the most inspiring, readable author, but to put her on the cover wouldn’t be very inspiring at all. It’s just a bit off-putting.
“I know you are not supposed to judge a book by its cover. Sadly people do. If you look more attractive, you just stand out more. Sadly, we do live in a very shallow world and people do judge by appearance.”
…and rather than wallow in sadness, we’re going to use photoshop to give her bigger breasts as well!
(Thanks, Dan.)
