tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post4503544578702213302..comments2023-10-12T02:21:40.102-07:00Comments on English Historical Fiction Authors: A Hound? No sir, you have it wrong!Debra Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03256313302199653185noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-90884904111354580512013-05-25T03:30:13.659-07:002013-05-25T03:30:13.659-07:00Thanks for all the nice comments!
Of course the h...Thanks for all the nice comments! <br />Of course the hound wasn't called Baskerville (although it would make quite a good dog's name, assuming the beast in question is relatively big)but for me, Baskerville always brings to mind the image of that horrible, slavering dog ;) And it is quite a beautiful typeface, so precise, so stark. For several years it lingered in obscurity, as Mr Baskerville's fellow printers weren't all that thrilled by his efforts to improve the printed product (Cost consciousness can be detrimental to development - just as innovations can be detrimental to cost consciousness. Some sort of odd symbiosis). As I her it Baskerville typeface is much more in use in the US than in the UK. I wonder why...<br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-7540397065191095822013-05-23T11:01:46.174-07:002013-05-23T11:01:46.174-07:00Oh my stars, Anna, what an entertaining and inform...Oh my stars, Anna, what an entertaining and informative post. you had me laughing aloud several times, sometimes almost in disbelief! I had once read that Arthur Conan Doyle went to a party in a country house where the butler was named Baskerville,and he was struck by the distinctiveness of the surname. But now learning how flamboyant the creator of the famous typeface was, I think he must have also have been inspired by the luridness of his end to use it for his cursed family. Thanks for bringing this fascinating character to life for us.Octavia Randolphhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09280624466763859908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-35705459835723366822013-05-23T10:50:35.113-07:002013-05-23T10:50:35.113-07:00So far as I am aware, Baskerville is the name of t...So far as I am aware, Baskerville is the name of the family supposedly haunted by the dog (as in The Hound of the Baskervilles) and not, as the writer appears to suggest, the name of the dog. <br /><br />That aside, an interesting post and I rather like the cut of Mr Baskerville's jib!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-32961171850546648582013-05-23T08:53:33.960-07:002013-05-23T08:53:33.960-07:00I'm off to see if I can find an example of the...I'm off to see if I can find an example of the typeface he created!Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12429730420678601455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-63831388294567412542013-05-23T06:11:51.862-07:002013-05-23T06:11:51.862-07:00Fascinating! Bakserville is one of my favorite fon...Fascinating! Bakserville is one of my favorite font families.Maria Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06240186239574188022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-32331816343563800292013-05-23T06:06:40.559-07:002013-05-23T06:06:40.559-07:00You had me at the line "... future adventures...You had me at the line "... future adventures as a corpse." Really interesting post!Tinney Heathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18383946402836289511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-41990579737139601582013-05-22T23:40:03.942-07:002013-05-22T23:40:03.942-07:00I love the works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and hav...I love the works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and have often wondered where the famous hound originated. Many thanks for a fascinating insight.Fiona Ingramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12858421058191075567noreply@blogger.com