tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6916093510949419233.post1421674829856053167..comments2024-02-14T10:45:08.868-08:00Comments on Killer Covers: Hooks Hits: “Watch the Northwind Rise”J. Kingston Piercehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17073921191624535912noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6916093510949419233.post-3505473354551951672020-03-26T09:08:18.255-07:002020-03-26T09:08:18.255-07:00Another thought regarding the title change. It was...Another thought regarding the title change. It was not unusual for American publishers to retitle British books usually with the goal of making them more marketable to American readers.<br /><br />In this case the "North Wind" reference has to do with the climactic final chapter "Whirlwind". The North wind is unleashed preparing the way for the transition to the next phase of ukemonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16076858108645119350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6916093510949419233.post-2367311615426663922020-03-25T20:59:41.156-07:002020-03-25T20:59:41.156-07:00I have a copy of this book - I think that's my...I have a copy of this book - I think that's my scan above from Flickr. The front matter page and the title page both refer to the book as "Watch the Northwind Rise" Nowhere in the Avon edition is there any mention of the UK title. I think I found that info in the catalog of copyrights for 1949. The copyright entry has the title as "Watch the north wind rise" [sic] and ukemonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16076858108645119350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6916093510949419233.post-38288728161059005862020-03-25T12:46:51.440-07:002020-03-25T12:46:51.440-07:00You don't know how much I wanted to change &qu...You don't know how much I wanted to change "Northwind" to "North Wind" in reference to this book! But I stuck with the title as it appears on the cover.<br /><br />Cheers,<br />JeffJ. Kingston Piercehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17073921191624535912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6916093510949419233.post-67657445330544432492020-03-25T12:19:45.357-07:002020-03-25T12:19:45.357-07:00It was originally Watch the North Wind Rise , whi...It was originally <i>Watch the North Wind Rise </i>, which at least makes sense, and the British title was <i>Seven Days in New Crete </i>. Which - if either - was Graves's own choice and why the title was changed, I don't know.<br />If they didn't proofread the cover, what was the book like inside?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com