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Hark! A Vagrant
Hardcover, 166 pages, Drawn & Quarterly , List Price: $19.95 | purchase
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Best Books Of 2011
Six Graphic Novels That Will Draw You In
December 21, 2011 Critic Dan Kois selects the standout graphic novels of the year, which include books from France and Japan, explicit picaresques, hard-boiled mysteries, memoirs, fairy tales and new twists on old classics.
Author Interviews
'Hark!': From DNA To JFK, A Comic Take On History
September 29, 2011 Joe Kennedy lectures burping baby Ted on political ambition while teenagers Joe Jr. and John wrestle for the presidency. Cartoonist Kate Beaton irreverently recasts history and classic literature in her new book, Hark! A Vagrant.
Excerpt: 'Hark! A Vagrant'
September 28, 2011 Read an excerpt of Hark! A Vagrant. LANGUAGE ADVISORY: This excerpt contains language some might find offensive.
Monkey See
Cartoonist Beaton's "Hark! A Vagrant!" Finds Drollery in Drawing Rooms
September 22, 2011 With a deceptively loose, doodle-like style, Canadian webcomic creator Kate Beaton imbues historical and literary figures with comically modern sensibilities.
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