From A to Z, the Penguin Drop Caps series collects 26 unique
hardcovers--featuring cover art by Jessica Hische
It all begins with a letter. Fall in love with Penguin Drop Caps, a new
series of twenty-six collectible and hardcover editions, each with a
type cover showcasing a gorgeously illustrated letter of the alphabet.
In a design collaboration between Jessica Hische and Penguin Art
Director Paul Buckley, the series features unique cover art by Hische, a
superstar in the world of type design and illustration, whose work has
appeared everywhere from Tiffany & Co. to Wes Anderson's recent film
Moonrise Kingdom to Penguin's own bestsellers Committed and Rules
of Civility. With exclusive designs that have never before appeared on
Hische's hugely popular Daily Drop Cap blog, the Penguin Drop Caps
series launches with six perennial favorites to give as elegant gifts,
or to showcase on your own shelves.
G is for Golding. At the dawn of the next world war, a plane crashes
on an uncharted island, stranding a group of schoolboys. At first, with
no adult supervision, their freedom is something to celebrate; this far
from civilization the boys can do anything they want. Anything. They
attempt to forge their own society, failing, however, in the face of
terror, sin and evil. And as order collapses, as strange howls echo in
the night, as terror begins its reign, the hope of adventure seems as
far from reality as the hope of being rescued. Labeled a parable, an
allegory, a myth, a morality tale, a parody, a political treatise, even
a vision of the apocalypse, Lord of the Flies is perhaps our most
memorable tale about "the end of innocence, the darkness of man's
heart."
