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GA Russell · 12-06-2009, 06:50 PM

As I recall, in 1999 some group made a list of the twentieth century's best 100 novels, and nearly all of them were written before 1950.

I am under the impression that many people feel that the nineteenth century was (at least so far) the high water mark of great novels.

So that leads me to believe that there is a problem unrelated to technology.

12-06-2009, 06:50 PM	#4
GA Russell Montreal wins Grey Cup! Posts: 7,583 Karma: 31484197 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Raleigh, NC Device: Paperwhite, Kindles 10 & 4 and jetBook Lite	As I recall, in 1999 some group made a list of the twentieth century's best 100 novels, and nearly all of them were written before 1950. I am under the impression that many people feel that the nineteenth century was (at least so far) the high water mark of great novels. So that leads me to believe that there is a problem unrelated to technology.