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This reads so good, it almost reads too well. It's an incredible story that, if true, has never been told in thousands of years of literature. It would be an a
by DanielBMarkham 6y ago
This reads so good, it almost reads too well. It's an incredible story that, if true, has never been told in thousands of years of literature.
It would be an amazing experience, for both the speaker and the mourners. Looking forward to hearing more about this story.
- cafard 6y agoNo? I think of at least one 19th Century short story from high school that had aspects of this, less the deceased leaving someone to speak for him, than a friend more or less volunteering. And one could regard it as a slight modification of the will-reading scenes in many Victorian novels.
- NateEag 6y agoSee upthread discussion of "Speaker For The Dead", which is about a very similar (though not identical) idea.