Harry Potter and the Font of Kochi
The typeface used to print Harry Potter's name and subtitle on the covers of J.K. Rowling's books is called Cochin. It is named after its 17th century designer, Nicolas Cochin.
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Kipling's swastikas
Early editions of Rudyard Kipling's works bore embossed or printed swastikas. He ordered his publishers to stop the practice after the rise of Hitler.
The mow in Mowgli
The Mow in Kipling's Mowgli rhymes with cow rather than low.