tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956288600403860320.post6862732715401595601..comments2023-12-26T12:18:55.616+00:00Comments on Doyleockian: The Pastiche ProblemAlistair Duncanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16199962410016780822noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956288600403860320.post-62085522477467023142013-05-31T13:03:00.518+01:002013-05-31T13:03:00.518+01:00ThanksThanksAlistair Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16199962410016780822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956288600403860320.post-45491134927240357912013-05-06T07:28:22.821+01:002013-05-06T07:28:22.821+01:00Hi Alistair,
great post! It rings true for many st...Hi Alistair,<br />great post! It rings true for many stories (not only SH) set in the Victorian era and is one of the things I don't like - when writers over-describe every day stuff. On the other side, it seems that a lot of readers enjoy these over descriptions, almost as if anything Victorian (and older) starts to turn into a fairy tale and the setting needs colorful desciption to put the reader into that "fantastic world". <br />Also - readers' minds are often so set on "what really happened back then", with their knowledge coming mostly from other works of fiction. Heck! After reading stuff like "My Secret Life" by Walter, I stopped believing that all Victorians had identical brains (slightly exaggregated...)<br />Cheers<br />AnnelieAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10959118014229214455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2956288600403860320.post-77179766988752401112013-04-12T11:35:26.276+01:002013-04-12T11:35:26.276+01:00I personally have more of a problem with writers i...I personally have more of a problem with writers inserting modern day concepts into stories playing in another century which, sadly, many of them do. For me the past *is* like another country and I'm more interested in reading about philosophies and customs then and there then in having nineteenth century characters trot out contemporary political agendas.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04066417080920042579noreply@blogger.com