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This summer, while I’ve been pondering what next to do with my life, I’ve also been going back over all the small mysteries and projects which I never had taken the time before to investigate or at least, write down. Here’s an example. I always wondered who did the fantastic and psychedelic cover art illustrations<\/a> for my Collier Books edition of the Chronicles of Narnia. And today, after a lengthy web search I found out: Roger Hane. I haven’t been able to find out anything more about him except that he’s done other illustrations and that a “Memorial Award for Excellence in Illustration” is awarded in his name. So he must be dead too. If you have any more information, please contact<\/a> me. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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