grace
Sergeant
- Joined
- May 5, 2018
- Location
- Crossroads of America
After some time away, I'm back from a different era, one that captured my heart and many other hearts of this time as well. England long ago viewed through the rosy tint of the present day.
Sir Walter Scott had replaced Miss Austen by this point! He's mentioned in the Little House books, but he was a popular author twenty or so years before. Even though many of the things that made him so loved back then are seen at best as hopelessly dated today, he's still read a little from time to time.
In many ways, he offered an escape from the daily life of the mid-19th woman and man. He lived from 1771-1832 and was loved by many people.
And apparently, he started the Civil War. Hm!
https://harpers.org/blog/2007/07/how-walter-scott-started-the-american-civil-war/
Methinks the author dost protest too much!
Sir Walter Scott had replaced Miss Austen by this point! He's mentioned in the Little House books, but he was a popular author twenty or so years before. Even though many of the things that made him so loved back then are seen at best as hopelessly dated today, he's still read a little from time to time.
In many ways, he offered an escape from the daily life of the mid-19th woman and man. He lived from 1771-1832 and was loved by many people.
And apparently, he started the Civil War. Hm!
https://harpers.org/blog/2007/07/how-walter-scott-started-the-american-civil-war/
Methinks the author dost protest too much!