Friday 9 February 2007

Less admirable examples of copy

Editing and re-editing the copy for the new catalogue it becomes obvious where concentration wavered:

The Mystified Magistrate, Marquis De Sade
'Stories by the notorious Marquis'

Marquis De Sade Reader
'Collection of stories by the notorious Marquis'

Gothic Tales of the Marquis De Sade
'Stories by the notorious Marquis'

Madame De Sade
Biography of the notorious Marquis' wife

I have, apparently, lost my thesaurus.

And perhaps even worse:

Time to Stand and Stare: The life of W.H. Davies
'Biography of one of Britain's greatest poets'

Just shoot me now . . .

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