Monday, August 13, 2007

Joseph Andrews


I stumbled across a paperback copy of Joseph Andrews by Henry Fielding ( of Tom Jones fame) for 30p in a local charity shop the other day, so I snapped it up.

I haven't read it as yet ( having just finished 'Three Men in a Boat' by Jerome K. Jerome ( brilliant!) and just started the latest and last Harry Potter) but I do have very dim recollections of seeing the Tony Richardson film version on TV once, at an age when I probably shouldn't have.

I am hoping the book will be full of bawdy wit, farcical confusion and ribald misadventure
( otherwise I'm taking it back!).

Here's a cover I've recreated ( based on those selfsame dim recollections).

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5 comments:

  1. About Chichi ParishAugust 13, 2007 at 12:21 PM

    Delightful. The woodcut background is effective. I am now tempted to go to the library...ta ta

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  2. AnonymousAugust 14, 2007 at 4:40 PM

    I knew you weren't just a short legged cutie on wheels....

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  3. Paul BommerAugust 15, 2007 at 10:25 AM

    hehe
    that's very sweet
    mystery guest
    tho' also a tad freaky
    not knowing who's speaking

    so I've changed my settings to only receive comments from those signed in
    paul x

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  4. John CoulterAugust 15, 2007 at 9:24 PM

    i love your style and lettering.

    This has a M. Sasek quality to it.
    What type of ink and pens do you use?


    http://johncoulter.blogspot.com/

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  5. Paul BommerAugust 22, 2007 at 10:50 AM

    hi john

    the sasek remark is very kind
    thank you

    I used biro for the figure ( it was about an inch high in a notebook), dip pen and indian ink for the words and an old woodcut for the background ( there was a bird in the place now occupied by J.A.

    hope that helps

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