Full and Partial Decapitations

Originally published on 11/11/08.

... on book covers, that is.

Since most of the books I read come in anonymous little green boxes, it has only been since doing medieval-novels.com that I have become aware of a disturbing practice.. book covers that cut off all or part of a person's head.

To paraphrase Jerry Seinfeld, what is that all about? I just looked at Sandra Worth's new novel, The King's Daughter, and there is Elizabeth of York with the top of her head missing.

I mean you expect this sort...