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The problem with the currently fashionable Bowdlerisation of old fiction is that a lot of the material removed is the kind of thing that gives readers a feel for the time in which it was set, and often, written. The language used and the general public feeling for various matters that are different today are exactly the kind of things necessary to get a feel for the characters and the world in which they lived.

A lot of real-world history, which perhaps is not often recorded by historians, can be found in period fiction. Thanks to Conan Doyle, who is unlikely to be 'revised', we know that in Victoria's reign the profession of GP was an honourable but not a particularly well-paid one, and that a letter posted in London might well be delivered in another part of London a few hours later.

God, dont we just know that.

It's not remotely true. India kept on having lethal famines until the British left. They had few famines after that, but somehow managed to ship enough food around to stop people dying.

Just look what happened when Mountbatten wanted to get partition over an done with quickly. so that he could get home, and didn't leave enough time for the people on the wrong sides of the border to get to the side that was safe for them

The US is in a mess, but it has been their own mess since 1783.

And a whole lot of UK investment. The UK bought a whole lot of Argentine beef and grain for the next century, and treated it pretty much as a UK colony.

Not Cromwell's opinion.

The Natural Philosopher recognises and admires his own approach when it is used by others. He shouldn't.

I've seen letters in Manchester's Museum of Science and Industry, that show that in Victorian times, it was possible for a solicitor in Manchester to post a letter to a solicitor in Liverpool and not only expect it to be delivered that day, but for the reply to be received by close of business that day!

I don't doubt that, but I don't think novels are a good source of such information. In old stories people were always catching a "chill" and dying, which doesn't really happen.

The lesson from that novel would be that a disability can be cured by a magic garden.

Yes, TB was a very romantic disease.

It's been a long time since I read "The Secret Garden", but wasn't it the case that the boy who was cured by the "magic" garden in fact wasn't disabled at all? Purely psychosomatic.

Heh. Good one.

You don't really need a cite. The fact that Kraft sells millions of tons of orange cheese tells the story.

All of my references mention carbs. Bread has lots of carbs.

Well in essence it does.

If you have a viral lung infection, and get cold, you end up with viral pneumonia and possibly bacterial secondary infections. It is well known that virus thrive in particular temperature and humidity conditions.

Try reading it. The lesson is that snoflakes are always whining and encouraging others to whine even when there is nothing wrong

What an unbelievably stupid comment.

Correct. And the garden wasn't magic. Merely locked up.

Rather stupid one. If you are interested in the real facts rather than snide comments try this

I mentioned carbs too. I just made the point that the elites didnt eat that many. But you snipped the part where I said the Roman Empires plebs ran on bread and circuses and that wheat and indeed rice from eqypt were major imports

The only think you links added to that was that legumes and leeks were also popular.

You said "No carbs at all"

That's silly. Everybody eats carbs. Roman street vendors sold veggie and meat handpies, the ancient version of fast food.

But the elites didnt eat at street vendors any more than the King frequents McDonalds

No, that was popular in novels but cold showers aren't big killers.

But the old novels were full of death, young widows and widowers and dead children. That was real.

Life spans, from birth, have roughly doubled since Pride and Prejudice was published. About half of newborns didn't survive to 5.

How much time have you spent in the USA? Where did you go?

I've spent maybe six months in europe, including the USSR and Ireland in the definition. Mo lived in Germany for a year and has spent non-tourist time in Italy and China.

Americans do get around a lot, visit and live in other places.

I may have a new customer in Paris. That could be fun. It's much better to hang out with locals and not be a tourist.

Once again you spout unadulterated crap. Research your claims before engaging hand to keyboard.

I can assure you better than 2-3 living beyond 30 out of 4-5 would have made it from their teenage years.

There might be better articles, this was simply the first I could find to debunk your silly claims.

We're all accustomed to the drivel you spout.

French cheddar?

The Philly cream cheese is good for all sorts of things, like making strawberry dip or the topping for Guinness Cake. It takes muscle to make that topping so that's boy's work.