Painting the darkness by robert goddard5/24/2023 ![]() ![]() So, along comes Robert Goddard, who seems to specialize in historical fiction involving dysfunctional, often dissolute, upper-class /aristocratic families, living (usually) in the 19th century or early 20th century. I'm also one who dislikes pretension - perhaps that's one reason why I'm so sensitive to that class system. ![]() I'm not one who enjoys historical drama of the sort that the BBC is always praised for, because I seem to be more sensitive to the inequities of the British class system than most - even those, who, like me, spent their formative years living there - despite the fact that I don't think I suffered much of its effects. Robert Goddard's novels continue to confound me: I'm not sure what attracts me to them, but attract me, they do! I always hated history in high school it was always kings, queens, battles, wars, dates - all the stuff that was boring and irrelevant to a teenage boy. ![]()
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