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That exchange in all its aristocratic floridness brings to mind a scene with my favorite phrase from another work that was paid-per-word: "The leprosy of unrea
by Apocryphon 4y ago
That exchange in all its aristocratic floridness brings to mind a scene with my favorite phrase from another work that was paid-per-word:
"The leprosy of unreality disfigured every human creature in attendance upon Monseigneur." - A Tale of Two Cities
- ChrisMarshallNY 4y agoJust to be clear: That exchange was not a direct quote, but many exchanges like that, can be found. I tried reading some of Steven Brust's Khaavren Romances[0], where he adopts a similar writing style, but couldn't make it through them. I did like his Vlad Taltos[1] books, which are written in a much more "vernacular" style. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khaavren_Romances https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khaavren_Romances [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Brust#The_Dragaeran_books https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Brust#The_Dragaeran_boo...