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Try read Robinson Crusoe. The chapters titles are like "A ship comes to the rescue - X, Y and Z also happens". E.g. "Chapter XXVI Robinson Discovers Himself t
by rightbyte 5y ago
Try read Robinson Crusoe. The chapters titles are like "A ship comes to the rescue - X, Y and Z also happens".
E.g.
"Chapter XXVI
Robinson Discovers Himself to the English Captain--Assists Him in Reducing His Mutinous Crew, Who Submit to Him"
- GreenWatermelon 5y agoLMAO spoilers in the chapter title.
- duskwuff 5y agoThis was a standard convention in 17th/18th century novels -- it's not just Defoe. A lot of authors played with this convention by describing chapters in a technically accurate but misleading fashion.
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