Surviving as a Writer in the British Empire

Royal Society of Literature (1)

─This article is unconventional. If Hanslo Jin touched the hearts of children as Peter Perry, this time he became a fighter for adults and started hitting society.

─Extreme. But let’s think about it. Isn’t our society at a standstill to the extent that such an article had to come out until now?

—As of today, I will stop giving positive reviews to Hanslo Jin. Starting today, Hanslo Jin and the present critic will be united as one body, leaving the relationship with critics. Any attack on him will be regarded as an attack on himself.

The Guardian, Financial Times, The Daily News.

A few days after ＜Vincent Villiers＞ was released, progressive newspapers poured out favorable reviews.

Originally, at this time, the British literary world was largely divided into three camps, regardless of artistic trends such as Realism and Romanticism.

public friendly.

social criticism.

conservatism.

Of course, it is not a rigid classification.

Even Charles Dickens wrote a public-friendly novel, but at the same time, it contained enough socially critical values.

At the level of Jane Austen, she wrote transcendental writings that were easy for the public to read, revealed social aspects without adding or subtracting, and even contained conservative romantic values.

However, that was in the early to mid-19th century, when society was flexible to some extent.

As the Labor Party was founded, the East End redevelopment policy was sluggish, and discussions on women’s rights and Irish independence intensified, novelists began to reveal their colors through writing.

Do you criticize society and urge progressive reforms like George Bernard Shaw?

Do you defend social norms and write for the authority of the royal family like the Royal Society of Literature?

If it is not this or that, do you write only to satisfy the public, saying that you will simply sharpen your brush tip, leaving behind the literary world that has become turbid due to political content?

Generally, the most popular novels at the moment, ＜Sherlock Holmes＞ and ＜Peter Perry＞ were the third.

Sherlock Holmes was not particularly interested in why the crime occurred, even as he uncovered the crimes in London. Most of the crimes were personal crimes aimed at lust or money, but there were no cases at the social level.

Peter Perry added.

There is a gap between the rich and the poor, and London itself does not appear in the novel, so what kind of society can you criticize or defend?

Therefore, these two novels were recognized by both left and right, as are common centrists. He was despised by both left and right wingers.

“A boy hero who pulled out Excalibur? what? What does this mean? Are you affirming the monarchy? Or are you saying that I will overthrow the current dynasty and become king?”

“A novel about fairies from Celtic culture? what? What does this mean? Are you affirming the Irish rebels by any chance?”

But Hanslo Jin, who was like that, turned ＜Peter Perry＞ into a weekly serial out of the blue, and started writing an article called ＜Vincent Villiers＞ that was both socially critical and friendly to the public.

Of course, he still had a strong public-friendly color, but he was a vested interest compared to Peter Perry. In particular, it was a novel with an overwhelmingly strong smell of attacking the aristocracy.

Unsurprisingly, many progressive panels cheered.

This situation was also reflected in the succession of positive reviews. There was a reason why the writing was purely good.

And, that means…

the other side. In other words, it also meant turning the Royal Society of Literature, which represented the conservative camp, into an enemy.

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“My, I recognized this Thunder Naked Man from the beginning of his weekly serialization!!”

Hardinge Stanley Giffard, Earl of Hallsbury, President of the Royal Literary Council, slammed the table with breaking force.

He was originally a politician belonging to the Conservative Party politically, and was also an elder in the legal profession, nicknamed ‘union destroyer’ and ‘strike crusher’.

It meant that he was a goofball to the bone, and he was also a living sign that symbolized the rightward turn of the Royal Society of Literature.

To him, serial novels were a symbol of arrogance and arrogance unique to cheeky young people.

There was also the influence of Charles Dickens, the Portsmouth mudfish he hated all his life, but fundamentally, he hated popular fiction itself.

─Unknown novels must pursue literary perfect rhyme and artistic perfection.

─What do the ignorant foolish masses know about literature? Literature and art should be used only to stimulate the intellect of the learned under the auspicious patronage of intellectual aristocrats!

—In that sense, so-called ‘popular literature’ is nothing more than a joke and consumption, and can never be called literature!

To him, ＜Sherlock Holmes＞ and ＜Peter Perry＞, two recent novels with a bad spirit, were nothing more than third-rate, low-quality novels with very contempt.

At least, ＜Sherlock Holmes＞ has some literary value and is desirable because it protects social norms, but isn’t ＜Peter Perry＞ completely heretical?

Even so, the reason they haven’t shown any special behavior is that it’s for kids. In other words, it was treated as a fairy tale.

However, this new work from Temple Bar, ＜Vincent Villiers＞, is different.

Aren’t these the writings of a vicious traitor who would love to be like that George Bernard Shaw?

This should not be allowed to run rampant in the sacred literary world.

Giffard insisted so.

“Let’s ask the authorities right now. No matter what happens, ＜Temple Bar＞ must be shut down!!”

“Ah, but Mr. If that happens, you never know what the citizens will do.”

Another member of the Literary Society said fearfully. In reality, it was because I was more afraid of my wife reading ＜Peter Perry＞ to my child at home than the citizens, but it was true that the citizens would be angry.

Their wives are also decent citizens of London.

Besides, just look at it right now. Isn’t it the momentum to burn the publishing house just because the main character died?

Even as Gifard, he had no choice but to admit that he had no intention of ending the serialization.

“If you shut down ＜Temple Bar＞, it will be played out in front of the Royal Society of Literature.”

“Damn it, Londoners are crazy. What on earth did you do that just because the main character of a novel died?”

“Say that. No one did anything like that in my novels.”

“Ah, the new novel you wrote this time? i saw that too Seriously, it wasn’t funny.”

“It’s a duel, you bastard!!”

it’s sh*t Gifard clicked his tongue as he watched the members of the Royal Literature begin fighting among themselves.

“Quiet!! be quiet What is important now is not different. It’s about kicking the antisocial stuff out of the market that has nothing to do with literature, that goby named Hanslo Jin pulls out!”

The members also nodded.

Anyway, from their point of view, ＜Vincent Villiers＞ was dangerous.

＜Oliver Twist＞ still did not vividly capture the image of an aristocratic family.

Romance novels set in aristocratic families, such as ＜Wuthering Heights＞, did not criticize aristocratic families.

However, while ＜Vincent Villiers＞ boldly revealed the life and business of aristocratic families, it openly criticized the behavior of naturally corrupt aristocratic families.

Of course, there was also historical research on the miserable lower-class human group of the East End, but people are originally creatures who feel sorry for poverty and are jealous of wealth.

Naturally revealing ‘as it is’ has become the biggest weapon to criticize polarization.

Although not as much as Giffard, the ‘royal’ literary members are also aristocrats, or at least gentlemen with a business or plantation or two.

It means that the class that monopolizes wealth in this way becomes dangerous if it continues to be exposed.

Of course, the state can’t do anything about sacred private property, but the world is so suspicious these days.

“but······.”

Even if you do, how?

As the most powerful means of sanctions, the closure of publications, was blocked in front of the power of citizens, there was not much the Royal Society of Literature could do.

At best, only indirect means.

At such pathetic people, Marquis Giffard sneered and said,

“Are you asking because you don’t know that? Of course, you have to find the author yourself!”

“yes?”

“Hanslo Jin, let’s find out what kind of bastard this bastard is and make him pay the price for blaspheming the nobility! Let’s start with the aristocrats and businessmen. Anyone who knows our business well at this level must be at least a gentry class, right?!”

“Yeah, that’s right.”

“Then you have to kill him yourself, what magazines are you talking about! Would it be possible to just cover the pot with a lid?”

The members of the council were a little shaken. No matter how much it is, if you think about the freedom of literature, you want to be able to do that.

But if you think about it carefully… isn’t that the first one to start a fight anyway?

Those who were quick-witted were already coming up with ideas one by one.

“There are rumors that he is the illegitimate son of Baron Byron. Shall we try it?”

“Is there one or two illegitimate children in that family? It’s enough to build a country just by collecting illegitimate children.”

Pretending not to be the case and having a mistress or a lover or two is the basics of British society. Wearing it openly is, of course, the basics of French society.

And the family of prostitutes who were recognized even in such social circles was Baron Byron. Seriously, when he was a famous 6th generation, he even came out with an incestuous person.

“Since he is knowledgeable about fairies, he must be from Ireland.”

“Since he uses fairies from various cultures at random, the chances of that happening are rather low.”

“Well, looking at the high proportion of elves and dwarves, it’s rather closer to the Nords (a branch of the Germanic tribe that lived in Northern Europe, such as Scandinavia).”

“Good. That should be enough.”

Satisfied, Giffard muttered and nodded.

‘Literature is an art in which the writer’s experience cannot but be revealed.’

Hanslo Jean, the dog traitor, revealed too much evidence. Gifard grinned, showing his teeth.

“Then let’s search all the Norse nobles, or even the gentry! Hanslo Jin, who dishonored the name of a nobleman while he was a noble blood himself, must be found and punished!”

“I see, Chairman!”

And of course.

No one doubted the coolie servants of Devon, let alone the Nords.

***

“Yechwi.”

“Hey, did you catch a cold?”

“well. Who is talking about me?”

“Well, by the way…”

Are you really going to do that?

Mr. Miller looked at me and asked. At this, I shrugged.

“I’ve been thinking about a side story or two. Isn’t it also a meaningful thing?”

“That’s true, but the rumors about him are really bad.”

“Ehehehe, rumors feed me.”

I said with a proud smile. In my hand, there was a personal letter inviting me to his school.

the sender.

“Lewis Carroll is not one of those people.”

He is the best fairy tale author that Disney has discovered.

He was a writer who had the stigma of being the worst lolicon of this era.