Murder by Death

I've been lusting after this book for a few months now and it finally arrived today.  Nothing else got done as I promptly flopped onto the couch and dove it.

There's more to this book than I originally expected, with thoughtful and sometimes downright snarky commentary about each cover.  The quality of the covers in each time period range from tasteful to tasteless to downright tacky and all a lot of fun to look at.

If you are a Jane Austen fan, this one is a keeper, although now I want to go out and search for some of these old editions (the original Peacock edition: yes please!).