jtainter wrote:
Boris wrote:
"Here is the question for you. Is there any interesting, probably
modern literature such as science fiction for example, that uses good
old British English that you can recommend to me?"
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Boris, I agree that Victorian/Edwardian prose can make for wonderful
reading. If you want more of it, I recommend that you read the
literature of that period.
I'll second Joe's suggestion. Anthony Trollope wrote more books than
I've read, and I tend to enjoy his writings. When you get through that
stack just do a wiki search for something like "victorian literature" or
some such.
After that, read a little Southern literature for some very colorful
inflections.
H.P. Lovecraft, though not British, and a few years later than Doyle,
wrote some interesting sci-fi/horror. The dialect is bit more refined
than today's, but less formal than what you're looking for. Some of his
writings are available to read online.
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Scott Loveless
New Cumberland, PA
http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/
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