Talk:Fingersmith (novel)

Genre
I'm not so sure about naming conventions, but doesn't "Victorian" usually refer to novels written during that specific time period? The plot of the novel certainly takes place during the Victorian period and both the styles and conventions used in the novel are of a Victorian origin, but the novel itself is definitely playing around with and reinterpreting these in a very modern way. As such, I've edited the main description from "Victorian crime fiction" to "Victorian-inspired crime fiction." Even then, I don't think this is really accurate.

I also add "Gothic fiction" to the list of genres in the sidebar. This novel leans very heavily on the traditions and elements of that genre.

-- Chicanerous 07:03, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

Barges
the Thames seems  bloody wide to use  horse drawn barges. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.99.236.120 (talk) 16:30, 12 January 2008 (UTC)