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 debuted with an 'A'
for Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice a 'B' for Charlotte Brönte's Jane Eyre and a 'C' for
Willa Cather's My Ántonia. It continues with more perennial classics perfect to give as
elegant gifts or to showcase on your own shelves. M is for Melville who wrote of his
masterpiece It is the horrible texture of a fabric that should be woven of ships' cables and
hawsers. A Polar wind blows through it and birds of prey hover over it. In part Moby-Dick is
the story of an eerily compelling madman pursuing an unholy war against a creature as vast and
dangerous and unknowable as the sea itself. But more than just a novel of adventure more than
an encyclopedia of whaling lore and legend Moby-Dick is a haunting mesmerizing and important
social commentary populated with several of the most unforgettable and enduring characters in
literature. Written with wonderfully redemptive humor Moby-Dick is a profound and timeless
inquiry into character faith and the nature of perception.
