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Old 08-30-2020, 08:40 AM   #61
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Originally Posted by issybird View Post
TL;DR: Classic is mostly a “I know it when I see it” judgment. The Victorians, of course. Hemingway, ditto. Rowling, nope.
What defines a classic when we remove age as a factor?

I do consider Harry Potter to be a classic series. Some of the Victorians that are usually considered to be classics, I consider to be rubbish. Take Pride and Prejudice. If it was written today, it would never make classic status. It would just be considered your average romance novel.
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