Too Misc. Historical novels are timeless (if they are M & D)

[Jemmy Bloocher]

I adored Walter Scott as a teen and would definitely revisit his novels. I
feel it my Edinburger duty.
On 25 Feb 2015 11:41, "Mark Kohut" <mark.kohut at gmail.com> wrote:

> The quality of the historical novels published in 2014 has been
> exceptional, and writers, whether inspired by landmark anniversaries,
> or encouraged by the reading public's growing appetite for good books
> set in the past, have produced an extraordinary array of time-machine
> novels this year." - Alastair Moffat, chair of the judging panel for
> the Walter Scott Prize.
>
> Why do we no longer read Walter Scott, huge in his time and for long
> after but we do Jane Austen
> (who Walter was one of few to praise to the skies)?
>
>
>
> Walter Scott had an incredible mind...could memorize swaths of poetry
> effortlessly.
> knew "everything"...got the history right, all say.....could do
> plot........
>
> just an early morning boring thread, let it be....
> -
> Pynchon-l / http://www.waste.org/mail/?list=pynchon-l
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