Chapter 198: The British Empire and the Kingdom of Baron
Harvey, who had a modern education and a long-term vision of his time, could easily see through the undercurrents of literature in the Kingdom of Barron, and therefore agreed with Count Henrietta's ideas.
The change of literature is not driven by others, but the spontaneity of the environment, the change from the inside out.
The reason is very simple, literature is one of the most common and commonly used entertainment methods for human beings, and it is not the small poke writer at the top of the pyramid that determines the development of literature, but the ordinary people who can be seen everywhere.
Literature is but a small wave of the tide of the times, just as the rise of the merchant class, the industrialization of factories, and the transformation of entire civilization due to changes in the productive forces. It took hundreds of thousands of years for human beings to evolve from wild beasts to intelligent creatures, tens of thousands of years to form primitive societies, and then entered the era of agricultural civilization that lasted for thousands of years.
There was silence in the study, and after listening to Count Henrietta's explanation, Harvey folded his hands and muttered for a long time: "Earl, I agree with your point of view, but I don't think that my work alone can meet your expectations, I didn't think about this kind of thing at all when I built the book "Dark Civilization", this book is just my entertainment." ”
"Dark Age" is based on "The Lord of the Rings Trilogy", although it is one of the originators of fantasy genres, but it is certainly not enough to become the backbone of the revolutionary literary world, not to mention that in the world where magic already exists, "Dark Age" is more like a heroic poetry story to please the common people.
"Scott gave 'Dark Age' a very high rating, and I'm looking forward to the second volume myself."
Harvey knocked on the table and smiled calmly: "Count, you misunderstood me, I mean that the Dark Age is not enough to be the full force of the modern literary world. ”
The Earl was stunned for a moment, stood up and looked out the window at the dark landscape, and carefully considered the meaning of Harvey's words and replied: "It is more than enough to deal with my rival, as long as I can become the president of the Literary Society, it is only a matter of time before I change the status quo of the kingdom's literary world." ”
"It's natural, but I like to do things in one step, so why not take this opportunity to completely change the atmosphere of the literary world."
The Earl turned his head and looked surprised: "I'm a little confused, you mean?" ”
"Earl, can you provide me with manuscript paper and ink? The portion size should be large enough to fill this table. ”
"Of course, I'll let someone do it."
The Earl picked up the rattle on the table and shook it a few times, and the crisp sound of the bell was heard outside through the soundproof door, and the old butler came in and leaned down to obey the Earl's orders before leaving, and after half an hour, a large number of servants entered the study one after another, and brought in dozens of bottles of ink and white manuscript paper that was enough to make a large bed, and piled up the Earl's spacious desk.
"Harvey, what are you doing with so much paper and ink?"
"What else can you do but write?"
The Earl was stunned: "Now? Over here? ”
"Yes."
"But ······"
"Earl, could you please leave the study for a while, I need to stay here quietly for the night, and I don't want to be disturbed by anyone."
"Uh." Count Henrietta was puzzled, and before exiting the study, he saw a large amount of white manuscript paper on the table covered by a layer of green light and floating automatically, divided into dozens of regular and erected in front of Harvey, at the same time, the cap of the inkwell bottle was automatically twisted open, and the ink was injected into the white paper into a neat font.
That's how spellcasters write!?
Count Henrietta, who saw this, was stunned, and carefully closed the door and withdrew, suddenly remembering that Harvey was publishing at an unusually fast speed.
He vaguely guessed Harvey's plan, and he couldn't believe it, since "Dark Age" was not enough to be a force to change the literary world, from Harvey's words, he would create a work with this power on the spot! A film that could revolutionize the literary scene of the Barron Kingdom?
Count Henrietta's body suddenly shuddered, and he felt the excitement of watching the phantom of The Count of Monte Cristo for the first time in the cinema, and the burning blood spread from his heart to his limbs, making his head more sober.
The earl's expression didn't know whether to laugh or sigh: "It seems that it is difficult to sleep tonight." ”
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Not enough, far from enough, how many amazing writers in the Victorian era of England promoted the change of the literary world at that time, the works of the three Brontë sisters "Jane Eyre", "Wuthering Heights", "Agnes Gray", Charles Dickens's "Orphan of the Fog", "Great Expectations", William Meckbis Thackeray's "Vanity Fair", Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice" and so on!
The Victorian era was the pinnacle of English literature, and all of the above works were adapted into films and TV series in the form of documentaries by BBC television.
As for Harvey, he also needs to make up for it in the recent period because of his creation.
The perception is much worse than that of movies or documentaries, for no other reason, it is just the limitations of the times, and those that can break through the limitations of the times are the immortal monument-level works in the literary world, these works have not reached the level of entering the palace, but their excellence lies in the fact that they were written in that era, reflecting the author's cognition and criticism of that era, and full of the atmosphere of that era.
The Victorian era in England is very similar to the current Barron Kingdom, and there is no sense of disobedience to change the names of the characters in the work and translate them into this world.
In fact, Harvey was going to do just that.
To bring the treasures of British Victorian literature into the world, of course, is not published in the name of Harvey Adrian, and whether others believe it or not, all published in his name loses the meaning of these works, and the author himself is part of the work.
Just as "Jane Eyre" is written by the British female writer Charlotte Brontë, it will be more meaningful, and only by her will this work be "Jane Eyre".
Harvey had seen this before, and it was easy to make copies of the spell, and he had to carefully consider the unreasonableness of the translation and correction of the work, and translate as many copies as he could in one night. Harvey's full attention, with his current A-level writing skills and a literary vision beyond the limitations of the times, has improved the level of these works after translating them.
Each book contains Harvey's authorship and background set up according to the original author, it doesn't matter whether these authors really exist or not, one will not be born out of thin air, since it is born, it must have the meaning of its existence.
The Earl of Henrietta can handle it and transform these treasures of Victorian literature into a stalwart of the Kingdom's literary scene. If Count Henrietta doesn't know how to mine the value of these works, it's a white gang to help.
When translating, Harvey left a back door in the works with a playful mentality, and there was a related clue in each one, and all the clues combined to get a message: "Author: Harvey Adrian." ”
In the famous painting "The Coronation of Napoleon I", the painter David plays the identity of the painter in the painting, and the painter Goya also painted himself into the painting because of the number of people in "The Family of Charles IV".
In addition to the easter egg effect, this backdoor may also come in handy in the future.
Harvey is not worried that no one will be able to find this easter egg, there is magic in this world, and prophecy magic can help spellcasters easily find hidden information and analyze the clues obtained.
As for questioning whether Harvey is the author of these works, there is the identity of the caster, everything is not a problem, and there have been examples in history of a high-ranking spellcaster who likes literature using [sketching] to create tens of millions of words overnight.