ooops -
I mis-interpreted a bit of Boris's request, I think, after reading all
the other suggestions made...
I glommed on to "modern" and "good old British English" (as opposed to
American English) more than the style of prose in the sherlock Holmes
books....
Boris - if you really meant "modern" - I stand by my suggestion -- but
then, he was my all time favorite
novelist .
Aside to Paul - - I prefer "Return of the Native" and "The Mayor of
Casterbridge" personally.
ann
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Mary Shelley predates Doyle and the victorians, but her prose is finely
crafted. She's best known for /Frankenstein?, a good read that holds up well
for even a modern audience. Among the Victorian novels, I love Emily Bronte's
/Wuthering Heights/, a dark and compelling tragedy. Another fine example of
Victorian prose is Thomas Hardy's /Jude the Obscure/. It's a tragedy as well. I
bellieve much of it is set in Cotty's neighborhood. I enjoyed it. The recent
motion picture version didn't do it justice.
Paul
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From: Boris Liberman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Good day,
Out of boredom I am reading the Sherlock Holmes stories as of lately.
Although nearly devoid of any actual content, I admit that it very much
attracts me with the language of the narrative ;-).
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?
Thanks a whole lot in advance.
Boris
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