Comments on: Free Penguin Classics http://davecole.org/blog/2008/05/01/free-penguin-classics/ Thoughts, notes and comments Sun, 06 Jul 2008 19:19:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Kevin http://davecole.org/blog/2008/05/01/free-penguin-classics/#comment-1230 Kevin Fri, 02 May 2008 14:53:12 +0000 http://davecole.org/blog/2008/05/01/free-penguin-classics/#comment-1230 Thanks for the tip. I've got Steinbeck 'Once There Was A War'. I love war writing and Steinbeck so couldn't think of a more perfect book. Thanks for the tip. I’ve got Steinbeck ‘Once There Was A War’. I love war writing and Steinbeck so couldn’t think of a more perfect book.

]]> By: Alex http://davecole.org/blog/2008/05/01/free-penguin-classics/#comment-1229 Alex Fri, 02 May 2008 13:53:24 +0000 http://davecole.org/blog/2008/05/01/free-penguin-classics/#comment-1229 You'd never read any Waugh? Christ. Once you've read Men at Arms, read the other two books in the Sword of Honour, and then Scoop. You’d never read any Waugh? Christ. Once you’ve read Men at Arms, read the other two books in the Sword of Honour, and then Scoop.

]]> By: links for 2008-05-02 - Chicken Yoghurt http://davecole.org/blog/2008/05/01/free-penguin-classics/#comment-1228 links for 2008-05-02 - Chicken Yoghurt Fri, 02 May 2008 12:34:40 +0000 http://davecole.org/blog/2008/05/01/free-penguin-classics/#comment-1228 [...] davecole.org » Free Penguin Classics I got Evelyn Waugh’s Men At Arms. Is that good news? [...] [...] davecole.org » Free Penguin Classics I got Evelyn Waugh’s Men At Arms. Is that good news? [...]

]]> By: Justin http://davecole.org/blog/2008/05/01/free-penguin-classics/#comment-1227 Justin Fri, 02 May 2008 12:11:41 +0000 http://davecole.org/blog/2008/05/01/free-penguin-classics/#comment-1227 It's brilliant, isn't it? I've never read Waugh before and very possibly never would have done. Definitely the way to do it instead of the chummy press release asking to advertise something sight unseen. Let's hope others are watching. It’s brilliant, isn’t it? I’ve never read Waugh before and very possibly never would have done.

Definitely the way to do it instead of the chummy press release asking to advertise something sight unseen. Let’s hope others are watching.

]]> By: dave http://davecole.org/blog/2008/05/01/free-penguin-classics/#comment-1226 dave Fri, 02 May 2008 10:38:05 +0000 http://davecole.org/blog/2008/05/01/free-penguin-classics/#comment-1226 It's a great idea and, I think, will be great PR for Penguin and will (hopefully) stimulate some debate about the classics. It’s a great idea and, I think, will be great PR for Penguin and will (hopefully) stimulate some debate about the classics.

]]> By: Justin http://davecole.org/blog/2008/05/01/free-penguin-classics/#comment-1225 Justin Fri, 02 May 2008 08:54:43 +0000 http://davecole.org/blog/2008/05/01/free-penguin-classics/#comment-1225 Nice one, Dave. Thanks for the heads-up. I got Evelyn Waugh's Men At Arms. Nice one, Dave. Thanks for the heads-up. I got Evelyn Waugh’s Men At Arms.

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