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The book cover is a distinctive art form and reflects changes in societal attitudes over the years.
Here are a few examples from books published over the last 100 years.


This is but one of several covers that have graced F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel.



Artist: Shepard Fairey
For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires. Hebrews 4:12


For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires. Hebrews 4:12
These are a bit more naughty.



For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires. Hebrews 4:12
For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires. Hebrews 4:12
For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires. Hebrews 4:12
For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires. Hebrews 4:12
For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires. Hebrews 4:12
For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires. Hebrews 4:12



"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." George Santayana



"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." George Santayana

I owned this paperback many many years ago. It's frighteningly accurate if you know the title story of the collection.

Can she find the silence again?

Scream Away The Silence - The Sound of Silence comp entry

Panther's UK paperbacks of American fantasy writer Clark Ashton Smith had incredible covers. Still have them on my book shelf three decades after I collected them from various used bookshops.

Can she find the silence again?

Scream Away The Silence - The Sound of Silence comp entry



"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." George Santayana

Quote by scoobydoo440


That was the second copy of War of the Worlds that I owned. The first, that I read when I was about 12, was this one:



Still ranks as one of my top 10 novels of all time.

Can she find the silence again?

Scream Away The Silence - The Sound of Silence comp entry



"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." George Santayana