Publication 530
By noota on
Thursday, September 11, 2003
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The first chapter is typical of the Victorian novelistic style , especially its long sentences and frequent digressions .
the second paragraph is a long single sentence containing eighty-nine words , many sentnces tend to be longer . In this story we notice a good different digressions that seem to be unnecessary .
I hear that these stylistic features were prevalent at Dickens'time , when writers tried as many words as possible .
Could it be great effect on sucessful story ?
Publication 537
By King Uriah III on
Tuesday, September 30, 2003
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I really don't understand why an author would want to get as many and as varied range of words into the contents of a single sentence unless the author or writer was intent on demonstrating and showing off his or her linguistic pretensions in a way that was obviously little more than bragging and boasting through the printed page mindful of the fact that the reading public are going to be impressed with his or her endeavours, in short I think it is an example of the showing off to which dear old Charles was prone.
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