Surviving as a Writer in the British Empire

Mark Twain(2)

“······ America, America, Lee?”

“okay.”

Mark Twain nodded heavily. I stared blankly at him.

Although I have lived in England for a long time, it seems that my identity as a Korean has not completely disappeared yet.

As soon as I hear the word come to the United States, the first thing that comes to my mind is ‘you go to Hawaii’.

Of course, that man didn’t mean it in that sense, of course. After all, Hawaii is not yet part of the United States.

······Isn’t it?

anyway.

“… Judging from what you’re saying, it doesn’t seem like you’re asking me to come over for a while.”

“Well, it’s true that you should come over.”

There are good seats in New York, Mark Twain said flatly.

Even if you don’t need anything right away, you said that you can support everything from small daily necessities to a large home or network.

That in itself was a very exciting story.

No, the price of New York land is expensive now and in the future, but the land is preoccupied with other people’s money, not my own money? I can’t help but get upset

But, well…

It’s too good to hear all of a sudden, and honestly, it’s true that my thoughts aren’t organized properly.

“that.”

So, after drinking tea calmly… I still didn’t understand, so I asked.

“why?”

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“hmm. I was short of explanation.”

Did you know that now?

I barely resisted trying to shoot me like that.

Not befitting his melting pot personality, Mark Twain scratched his head and chose his words slowly.

“Hmm… yes. First of all, there must be your writing.”

“My writing?”

“First of all, your writings are too foreign to be English literature. you know that?”

“Yeah, well… that’s right.”

I couldn’t help but nod my head. It’s something I’ve heard many times here.

Apart from popularity, the format of my writing is still close to that of a web novel.

Overall, the theme consciousness was weak, the description was minimized, and the delicacy of the rhyme was mostly ignored.

In a way, the current era of English literature is at odds with each other.

Nevertheless, I am just grateful to the readers who bought my book.

“However, American literature is different.”

Mark Twain opened his arms and said.

“I am ashamed to be called the father of American literature after writing The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.”

“In case you want to praise yourself…”

“No way. All I want to say is that American literature is in the process of being creative.”

Mark Twain explained.

Tendency is a law that goes round and round.

When readers or writers have a taste for a certain format, the works corresponding to that format become mainstream for a while. going to be fashionable

“But the format has to change.”

“Because humans are creatures that get tired of adapting.”

“Exactly!”

It may be the writer who gets bored first, or the reader.

But what is certain is that one day you get tired of it, and the popular form usually becomes a form that goes against the previous form.

“In a way, it seems that there is no choice but to be influenced by the previous form of such a form.”

“You mean Paradigm?”

“A legend? Well… it’s not a hugely different meaning, but it’s hard to see that it’s completely the same.”

Um, is it a term that hasn’t come out yet in this day and age?

Mark Twain continued with a rhyme, “Anyway.”

“The history of art trends I have seen is roughly like this. But America today is different. Yes, I see the birth of a new literary form that is the same in language but completely different in temperament from English studies.”

“So you’re saying you’re inviting me to America?”

“Yes, you are going to be more successful in America than in England. I can see it in my eyes.”

“Are you a yellow person like me?”

“Those who say that if you have a lot of money, just hit it with a gold bar and throw it away.”

No, can someone who wrote a book like ＜The Gilded Age＞ say that?

Is that book right? Rockefeller, the king of oil, Morgan, the king of finance, and Carnegie, the steel king, who lead the American frontier, open an era of powerful aristocrats to claim the first emperor.

Mark Twain scratched his head and said, as if he was embarrassed to have said it in my eyes that contained such an inner feeling.

“Well, to be honest, I don’t like the northern Robber Barons as much as the Southern slaveholders. It is growing rapidly and is succeeding brilliantly, but how dire the gap between the rich and the poor and labor rights in the Detroit industrial zone are.”

“By the way, can I say that?”

“It matters how you earn money, not how you spend it. And this is the second reason… Rather, seeing someone like you succeed in America will break the brains of even us stupid white lower classes.”

“I understand what you mean.”

in short.

Now that a new era of great literature is about to unfold in the United States, join hands with me to find One Piece! Same thing. And on that pirate ship, Myeongwang, Hanslo Jin, a man of color, is on board.

The basic goal is not much different from ＜The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn＞. It will be useful as a feed for the ideology you want.

As he said, it would be enough to be a kind of culture shock.

On its own, it’s certainly not a bad proposition.

Going to the United States won’t change my current life drastically.

I have already heard that my writing is selling well in the US, and considering the future and size of the market, it would be better to sell directly to the US.

Because the population is still much larger than the United States.

It’s a pity that I’m moving away from the acquaintances I’ve been close to personally, but I’m not without money, and I’m an adult, so there’s no reason to be afraid of going out of my pocket now.

Besides, above all… once you’re in Europe, you can’t avoid it.

World War I.

A great war that will cause 40 million casualties, mainly in Europe.

Considering that 1914 is now only 20 years away, it might be better to go to America early and settle down…

but.

“sorry.”

“Hmm, I don’t like it.”

“There are still many things I want to do in England.”

I said with a smirk.

It is true that there are many advantages to going to the US. But even in the UK it’s formidable.

If the American literary paradigm is to start from zero, then in the UK, an attractive hybrid of genre literature is being born amid the fusion of old and new.

Of course I’m a web fiction writer, and I write for money.

But… aside from that, I’m not writing just for money.

I was a Sherlockian too, and I grew up watching Alice and Peter Pan. While watching the movie ＜Lord of the Rings＞, my heart grew magnificent, and when I got on the train and went through the tunnel, I saw the magic school by the lake that opened up, and I grew up dreaming.

As long as I have my own values for genre literature and respect for the ancestors who created it, I cannot leave England of this era yet.

Well, there are things that I haven’t returned all the favors from Mr. Miller yet, and when I say I’m leaving the house, I see children who will cry and scream.

Mary has grown up a lot these days and is already babbling and turning over.

As you can see, there are so many things to do.

And it’s still a long way away, but there might be something I can do.

I just want to be faithful to the moment.

Well, that’s roughly it.

‘And on the subject of the Sherlockian, I haven’t even met Arthur Conan Doyle yet.’

It’s like a sasaeng to just go find something… I wonder if we can meet before we die?

It’s no wonder that the man killed Holmes right then.

There was no sign of that, but after all, is Holmes destined to die… Is this the resilience of history or something?

When we meet later, we should scold him with ‘So why did you kill Sherlock?’

As I thought so, Mark Twain licked his lips and shook his head.

“I can’t help it. I can’t force you to drag me because I don’t like you.”

“You gave me a good suggestion, but I’m sorry.”

“No, no. I guess I was talking about something.”

Even as he said that, Mark Twain gave me his contact information to contact me in case he didn’t know.

When I received the contact, I smiled.

“Actually, location is not important. We are people who speak in writing, aren’t we in a global village where you can travel around the world in ‘80 days’?”

“hahahaha, yes, that is correct. Hmm, it’s a global village… is it like the neighborhood right next door? Well, if the telegraph is down, you can hear voices every day… Well, the more I think about it, the more interesting it is. I liked it.”

“hahahaha… Yes, anyway, there’s also our label issue.”

Oh, is this a word that doesn’t exist yet? I scratched the back of my head for a moment, then put the paper he handed me into my bosom.

“Then, please take good care of me in the future.”

Well, I won’t be using it for a while, but I’ll ask for a guide when I go to America later.

No matter what anyone says, the father of American literature. Because the friendship of Mark Twain cannot be ignored.

***

The ‘official’ power structure of the British Empire is a parliamentary constitutional monarchy with a cabinet system.

However, as with all institutions of power in the world, this formal structure was largely meaningless.

Separation of powers? Besides Montesqui? Isn’t that a baby snail? There was no reason for the name of such an audacious man to appear in the sacred British Empire.

So the work of the executive and that of Parliament were mixed, the work of Parliament and the Privy Council was mixed, and the work of the Privy Council and the Executive was mixed.

If you wanted a bureaucracy that was built only 30 years ago to run smoothly, that would be a real thief.

Not to mention, old institutions such as the Bill of Rights could not limit the power of His Majesty, the first emperor in the history of the United Kingdom.

And that’s why. The most hardline hawk in diplomatic and military matters was Queen Victoria, so the parliament was working well as it was, but it was in such a strange relationship that it was impossible not to notice the absolute monarchy.

because.

Stealing and obtaining documents delivered to and from the Somerset House, which were delivered to the Inland Revenue under the Ministry of Finance, was not even a job for a naval officer without a name or family register… secret intelligence agents directly under the royal family. It wasn’t.

“Are you trying to accuse Bentley Publishers of tax evasion at the Literary Society?”

“Yes, it is. To be precise, he must be trying to do it now.”

her. The queen laughed.

The assortment had to be matched, so I kept it alive, but were you doing such an absurd thing?

“So, was the publisher really evading taxes?”

the queen said coldly.

Impossible is implausible, and tax evasion is tax evasion.

If the Queen herself is the heart of the country, taxes are the breath of the country.

If you don’t eat taxes, the country will wither and die. This was the reason why the compulsory enforcement power of the National Tax Service was unconditionally included in the five fingers regardless of the east and west.

And, if this opportunity could really destroy that company and bring that nasty jannabi under the direct control of the royal family… that’s when the queen thought so.

“Depending on the interpretation, they say that we are skipping an amount that can be interpreted as tax evasion. However, the amount is so small that it can be recognized as a margin of error, and a corresponding donation is made every year. Especially this year, the amount of the donation is considerable… If it goes to trial, the publisher’s chances of winning are very high.”

“In short, it is neither black nor white. It’s no fun.”

Tax evasion to that extent is being done little by little by any company.

Even the donations made this year are fatal. That amount was by no means a small amount even to the queen herself.

‘Besides… the way it’s used is really nasty.’

If you’re going to catch a pod, you’ll get enough, but maybe London’s financiers will be rocking.

It’s not like we can’t burn thatch to catch a bedbug, so Victoria shook her head and said, licking her lips in regret.

“Then tell the National Tax Service as it is and stop moving needlessly.”

“I will follow your commands. If so, what will the literary society do?”

“Leave it alone. Aren’t they losers who only occupy seats anyway?”

“I will serve you.”

“and.”

Queen Victoria suddenly smiled. Thanks to the story, there was something that came to mind.

“Get ready.”

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“Where are you coming from?”

“It’s been a while since I wanted to have a fun viewing.”

Dare I say I’m a granny.

The queen, hardened by age, never forgot a petty grudge, even if she forgot a favor.