(the following comes from comments I made to marycatelliat http://marycatelli.livejournal.com/338195.html?view=1150483#t1150483)

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IntroductionThe worst common offenses I see in fantasy have to do with egalitarianism, sexual morals and wealth. And they all stem from the same false belief about pre-industrial as compared to industrial ( Read more... )

Inspired by a comment I made to the blog of Sherwood Smith (sartorius).

He had written:

There is an entire subgenre, called Regency romance, that is largely built on Georgette Heyer's own alternate London.

and I replied:

Which is in turn largely built on Jane Austen's impression of Regency England. Here we have a different problem: Austen, who wrote ( Read more... )