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Old 09-15-2011, 02:22 PM   #19
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I find reading books written in the early 1800's much less hampered by elaborate mannerisms than those written in the Victorian era. Good example: Admiral Burney, whose book on the early explorers, written in about 1803, is still an entertaining read. So is Thomas Jefferson. Good writing is independent of time, and I say, "hands off!"
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