It was a dark and stormy night. In her attic bedroom Margaret Murry, wrapped in an old patchwork quilt, sat on the foot of the bed and watched the trees tossing in the frenzied lashing of the wind...
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opening sentence from
A Wrinkle in Time
Today marks the 50th Anniversary of the publication of Madeleine L'Engle's classic novel (fantasy sci-fi),
A Wrinkle in Time. I wrote about it in my monthly column for the website "Travelin' Local",
HERE.
There have been many different covers by a variety of talented artists for this book. The one above is from the current edition, illustrated by Taeeun Yoo. Below is one of my personal favorite covers, the hardback, done by Diane and Leo Dillon. I also found the original hardcover with artwork by Ellen Raskin (scroll down). To see more cover art for
A Wrinkle in Time, go
HERE.
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| Leo and Diane Dillon's hard cover [source] |
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| Original hard cover artwork, Ellen Raskin [source] |
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This one is new to me, I must investigate further!
ReplyDeleteHere is an excellent article, from 2004, printed in the New Yorker magazine. http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2004/04/12/040412fa_fact_zarin?currentPage=all
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