Classy Classics

Fashion illustrator Toledo updates classic-book covers | Life | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle: "Fashion illustrator Ruben Toledo has dressed three of our favorite women this month.

And Elizabeth Bennett, Hester Prynne and Catherine Earnshaw never looked so fetching — despite their high-maintenance boyfriends.

Using ink and watercolor, Toledo created fold-out covers for special Penguin editions of Pride and Prejudice, The Scarlet Letter and Wuthering Heights. It's tough to sell an old story to a young audience, but an arresting cover (much like a quirky label on a bottle of wine) can't hurt. These paperback Deluxe editions — aka “couture classics” — hit bookstores Tuesday.
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Of course, the visuals will cost you. The price for each of these new Deluxe paperbacks is $16."