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The Pulp Canon

Sultry babes, danger, excitement! In honour of the well-loved kitschy covers of pulp novels past, Slate Magazine recruited several illustrators to create some rather inspired covers for classic pieces of literature such as The Iliad and Moby Dick.

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    Lurid new covers for classic books

    The Slate asked to a handful of designers to create lurid new book jackets for classics from The Iliad to Animal Farm. Check the results here. Yes, you got me, I can’t resist to pulp book covers. As Slate says, “Classic pulp covers are glorious and …