From A to Z, the Penguin Drop Caps series collects 26 unique
hardcovers--featuring cover art by type superstar Jessica Hische
It all begins with a letter. Fall in love with Penguin Drop Caps, a new
series of twenty-six collectible and gift-worthy hardcover editions,
each with a type cover showcasing a gorgeously illustrated letter of the
alphabet by superstar type designer Jessica Hische, whose work has
appeared everywhere from Tiffany & Co. to Wes Anderson's film Moonrise
Kingdom to Penguin's own bestsellers Committedand Rules of
Civility. A collaboration between Jessica Hische and Penguin Art
Director Paul Buckley, the series design encompasses foil-stamped
paper-over-board cases in a rainbow-hued spectrum across all twenty-six
book spines and a decorative stain on all three paper edges. Penguin
Drop Caps debuts with an "A" for Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, a
"B" for Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre, and a "C" for Willa Cather's My
Ántonia, and continues with more classics from Penguin.
B is for Brontë. A novel of intense power and intrigue, Jane Eyre
dazzles and shocks readers with its passionate depiction of a woman's
search for equality and freedom. Orphaned Jane Eyre grows up in the home
of her heartless aunt, where she endures loneliness and cruelty, and at
a charity school with a harsh regime. This troubled childhood
strengthens Jane's natural independence and spirit--which proves
necessary when she takes a position as governess at Thornfield Hall. But
when she finds love with her sardonic employer, Rochester, the discovery
of his terrible secret forces her to make a choice. Should she stay with
him and live with the consequences, or follow her convictions, even if
it means leaving the man she loves?
