Oh, that's interesting about the Thatcher years! I can remember them, too - in the U.S., it was Wall Street scandals and Reagan bombing small third-world countries and "greed is good" in the movies.
And as to 19th century models, that's fascinating (and amusing) about Scott, but I'd also like to point to James Fenimore Cooper. Twain's essay on Cooper's literary sins is hilarious.
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Date: 2008-07-02 03:12 am (UTC)And as to 19th century models, that's fascinating (and amusing) about Scott, but I'd also like to point to James Fenimore Cooper. Twain's essay on Cooper's literary sins is hilarious.