OUP: UK General Catalogue
To my despair I discover today that a couple of years on from first pointing it out, Rosemary’s first publisher STILL cannot spell her name right – here in a ‘book box’ for schools. What sort of example is that? I was onto them via our agents and it has made no difference..
Category: Sutcliff not Sutcliffe
Rosemary’s family name is Sutcliff without an ‘E’, not Sutcliffe (sic). Here are posts about attempts to get people to spell her name correctly, and to put right mistakes.
Recommend reading Rosemary Sutcliff but with no ‘E’ in Rosemary Sutcliffe please!
I get cross when people who should know better spell Rosemary Sutcliff’s name wrong – as Sutcliffe (sic). It is Sutcliff (sic). If you are doing research in databases, or on the web or wherever, it is a good idea always to search for Sutcliffe (with an E) as well as Sutcliff! If I had not done that, I would not have discovered that in the UK’s newspaper of record (at that time), in a list of 50 books all children should read (The Times, 19 Feb 1988), ‘Eagles of the Ninth’ (sic) was recommended for 12 to 18 year olds ( the proper title is ‘The Eagle of the Ninth’), and it was said to be by ‘Rosemary Sutcliffe”.Read More »
OUP cannot spell Sutcliff name – no ‘E’
Oxford University Press: UK General Catalogue
To my despair I discover today that even Rosemary’s first publisher cannot spell her name right – here in a ‘book box’ for schools. What sort of example is that? They presumably are responsible also for the standard ISBN records for this, which also get the spelling wrong. I shall be contacting them via our agents.
ROSEMARY SUTCLIFF (1920-92) 