[LMB] QOTD #7: Emotional genre, re: ACC dedication (Sat. Mar. 1st)

[Dorian E. Gray]

Elvi said...
>
> I always wondered how others reacted to that dedication, and whether it
> was instantly clear to most of LMB's readers who those people were, or
> whether she has a lot of readers who were not familiar with the four
> ladies. Perhaps there are a lot of people who have now read and enjoyed
> Heyer, Sayers, Austen and Bronte who would otherwise never have picked
> them up? Are there any here now?

I'd read all four before I even read any of Lois' books, let alone ACC.  I 
remember when I got ACC reading the dedication, working out who the people 
were (though I wasn't sure if Charlotte was Bronte or Yonge!) and thinking 
"yes, that makes a lot of sense".

Until the sky falls on our heads...

Dorian.
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