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Originally Posted by HarryT
It is a common literary device; I've read many books which have used it.
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Yes, and this literary device has a very long history.Thomas More's
Utopia, Plato's
Timaeus, and Apuleus's
The Golden Ass spring to mind.
(Saint Augustine was quite bothered by
The Golden Ass, because a lot of people thought that it was about a genuine transformation.)
Since this example is described as a historical novel, there's clearly no deceit intended.