tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2458283114912397405.post8683500097967841044..comments2024-03-04T01:41:30.539-05:00Comments on The Secret Victorianist: A Dickensian Master Class in First Person NarrationSecret Victorianisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15346234352007002183noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2458283114912397405.post-82169831710460981792013-08-12T16:36:42.475-04:002013-08-12T16:36:42.475-04:00Sorry - full reply below!Sorry - full reply below!Secret Victorianisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15346234352007002183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2458283114912397405.post-83227433052703072722013-08-12T16:26:18.588-04:002013-08-12T16:26:18.588-04:00This is all really interesting - thank you!
I thi...This is all really interesting - thank you!<br /><br />I think all 1st person narrators are "unreliable" in a sense because of the centrality of his/her ego. It's a question of degree. With Mrs L having digs at the other landlady you forgive her as you would a friend for telling a white lie. You notice it but it doesn't shake your overall faith. I may come back to a less Secret Victorianisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15346234352007002183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2458283114912397405.post-5641879259000430222013-08-12T16:10:20.127-04:002013-08-12T16:10:20.127-04:00Excellent article :-) I've recently completed ...Excellent article :-) I've recently completed work on my own novel written in the first person, and set in the late 19th century. I certainly tried to adhere to all of the points you mention. I did manage to get around the first one a little bit, by having my narrator fancy himself as an aspiring writer though :-)<br /><br />One thing that you touch on with having the narrator make mistakes Mark A. Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10818969735148964229noreply@blogger.com