@flesh of course, in that century the historical settings went from insular to interconnected. More on this:
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@flesh of course, in that century the historical settings went from insular to interconnected. More on this: 2 comments
@flesh the reason novels become a thing in the 19th century is that easy travel facilitated global understanding and a need to explain it. |
@jesusmargar I wouldn't say it was quite as binary. Part of my point was that while the world wasn't always interconnected, people almost always were interacting with their neighbours one way or another.