Jane-the-Fighting-Machine picshua going to press

[Charles]

Dear All,

The University of Illinois Press has submitted a manuscript to me for an endorsement comment that many will find interesting. The book will be called "The Picshuas of H.G. Wells," by Rinkel & Rinkel, and features the special picshua I have discussed on here before of Jane as a Fighting Machine that uncannily resembles Edward Gorey's FMs, as well as another that uses Goble's machines as a basis. Very interesting stuff and a very clear reproduction. They have not announced a publication date as yet, but I'll keep you posted.

[EvilNerfherder]

Thanks Charles. That would be interesting to see.

[Carioca]

Hi Charles,

I know that the University of Illinois once had a copy of the 1906 L'Vandamme Edition. Are they including any Corrêa artwork in this project? If so, please ask them to contact me at [e-mail], as I could provide them with high res scans of the original material to use.

Cheers!

[quaderni]

It would be beautiful if someone did a modern scholarly edition with all the original Correa artwork included.

One can dream!

[Charles]

The Picshuas of H.G. Wells deals only with Wells' own drawings, placed in context with his personal life. No other artists are featured.

[Bayne]

[glow=red,2,300]Awesome, I always wanted to see that image!
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[Lensman]

I forget, where does the word "picshua" come from?

[Charles]

Even though Wells invented the word I don't recall ever seeing an explanation of its genesis, but I've always presumed it to be the phonetic spelling of how his somewhat cockey accent articulated it.