In this collection of comics, Kate Beaton offers up an
irreverent but affectionate sendup of scenes from history and literature in a
breezy, off-the-cuff style of writing and drawing. Dude watchin’ with the Brontës, suffragettes
in the city, sexy Tudors, a sitcom Victorian style, 15th century
romance comics, and Austen mania had me chuckling with delight. Jules Verne writes mash notes to Edgar Allan
Poe, and Isambard Kingdom Brunel gets hassled by time-traveling steampunks
showing off goggles and gears. Nancy
Drew, Shakespeare, and F. Scott Fitzgerald get their due as well in knowing,
hilarious vignettes. A treat for history
and book lovers. Visit Kate’s website, www.harkavagrant.com,
for the comics in this volume and more.
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