tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post8552503654484191673..comments2023-10-12T02:21:40.102-07:00Comments on English Historical Fiction Authors: The Tribulations of Publication in the Eighteenth CenturyDebra Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03256313302199653185noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-10930609891624394402013-01-29T09:40:26.588-08:002013-01-29T09:40:26.588-08:00Ahh! What I enjoyed most was the confirmation that...Ahh! What I enjoyed most was the confirmation that writers were submitting their work, confident it was "best-seller" material since the beginning of the industry. Do we not all waver between 'this is great/this is rubbish'? I've seen example of pompous submissions--always good for a laugh.<br /><br />Mailing a big box of manuscript paper to multiple editors seems like ancient times now. Imagine having to peddle it door to door?<br />Hit Send may be just as frightening but we can stay in our pajamas.Debra E. Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17853387871623424853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-64375390856517654982013-01-29T05:38:31.399-08:002013-01-29T05:38:31.399-08:00Thank you for your comments, everyone. I was surpr...Thank you for your comments, everyone. I was surprised by how little has changed in this difficult, and often frustrating, business.Diane Scott Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05724042672923318289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-1871060786584182102013-01-29T05:11:49.425-08:002013-01-29T05:11:49.425-08:00Excellent article, Diane. Amazing how little some...Excellent article, Diane. Amazing how little some things change.<br />Lauren Gilberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02938146663557663891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-82463018144204372862013-01-29T04:32:07.105-08:002013-01-29T04:32:07.105-08:00Plus ca change ...Plus ca change ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-52203024209997452882013-01-29T04:15:54.425-08:002013-01-29T04:15:54.425-08:00How little has changed! Thank you for sharing!How little has changed! Thank you for sharing!Farida Mestekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18387474593734284763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-34076137020198942642013-01-29T02:04:51.759-08:002013-01-29T02:04:51.759-08:00I loved Tristram Shandy too, it provided comic rel...I loved Tristram Shandy too, it provided comic relief in a string of very dull other uni lectures. Judith Arnopphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10734149908148034800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-63175598920349280022013-01-28T23:42:11.047-08:002013-01-28T23:42:11.047-08:00It was wonderful to see Tristram Shandy mentioned....It was wonderful to see Tristram Shandy mentioned. Of all of the books I read in college, it is the one with page after page of special vignettes that I remember easily. I loved the humor, the discussion of how Tristam's life was ruined by the midwife who squashed his nose, and how Stearne leaves a black textless page in memory of Yorick, so he can be appropriately mourned. For all of Stendahl's art and Flaubert's artistry, it is Laurence Stearne who is etched in my memory of 18th century English literature. It is a pleasure to find him in a the midst of such an interesting piece. Linda Fetterly Roothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05679025414115279660noreply@blogger.com