> These sorts of characters might not have been cliche in the 19th Century, but they certainly are today. It's interesting how older works that were new and sp

> These sorts of characters might not have been cliche in the 19th Century, but they certainly are today. It's interesting how older works that were new and special at the time start looking generic and derivative decades later after inspiring a bunch of now-common tropes. Lord of the Rings if published today would be generic derivative fantasy because it has elves, dwarves (with a 'v'), halflings etc. and generally is just imitating Lord of the Rings.