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Originally Posted by HarryT
It goes back a lot earlier. Jane Austen does it a lot. Eg in "Pride and Prejudice", the militia regiment that Wickam is a member of is always referred to as the "-----shire" militia.
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Authors have done it for dates as well. R.L.Stevenson has Jim Hawkins taking up his pen in the year 17-- which adds to the mystery of when the story is supposed to be set I think. People have made guesses over the years where the 'lsland' is supposed to be and no doubt not having a set year in the 1700's adds a layer of mystery to the story.