V. as a recurring character

Andrew Dinn andrew at cee.hw.ac.uk
Mon May 8 03:35:31 CDT 1995


David Fullagar writes:

> Bonnie Surfus wrote:
> > you say that "the title page is made up of smaller v's."  I don't
> > know what you mean.  could you explain.  Thanks for the ref's.
> 
> I think this is a reference to the page between the contents and
> chapter one (of the Picador, Pan Books, London, 1975 edition) that has
> the following:

    ...


> I noticed this wasn't in the US paperback that a friend was reading.

It's in my mid-70s US Dell paperback edition. As are the chapter
headings written a la concrete poetry in the shape of a V

    She hangs by the
        western
         wall

etc.


Andrew Dinn
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