Surviving as a Writer in the British Empire

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“Have these people gone back?”

Arthur Conan Doyle had a dream.

It was to write grand historical novels such as ＜Ivanhoe＞ or ＜War and Peace＞ on the subject of history that he was interested in, leaving his name as the 20th century’s Homer.

In that sense, his recent writing life, which debuted as ＜Sherlock Holmes＞, built a reputation and earned money, was bound to be dissatisfied.

How can I say, the body is comfortable, but the mind is in a hurry.

“But that is over now.”

Some time ago, Arthur Conan Doyle made a decision.

Whatever the editors of Strand magazine say, whatever my mother and other family members say.

It is because he succeeded in completely killing Sherlock Holmes, the existence that was born of him and gave him enormous wealth.

······Of course, since it was a sudden idea, there is a tendency to drive it all away to a villain (Deus ex Machina) who seems to have descended on a mechanical device.

It didn’t really matter.

There seemed to be an atmosphere of denunciation and a raid on the publisher around him, but he ignored it.

Anyway, now I just write what I really want to write.

That’s why I quit Sherlock Holmes. Arthur Conan Doyle made a promise to himself.

he knows very well

If you focus on ＜Sherlock Holmes＞, you will not be able to achieve your grand dream.

Not surprisingly, he was oddly incapable of writing historical novels. This is a story of results, not speculation.

Unlike ＜Sherlock Holmes＞, which was a huge success even though I was forced to write something I didn’t want to write, I wrote a historical novel three times and all of them failed.

First, during ＜Mika Clark＞, I thought it was possible.

Even monkeys sometimes slip from trees.

Second, I couldn’t help but doubt in ＜The Knights of the White Coat＞.

It’s possible to do it once, but twice… it’ll break your heart.

Thirdly, in The Great Shadow, he had no choice but to admit.

he’s still not good enough

I can’t write to the extent that satisfies both the ideal and the reality…

So I made a promise.

I’m going to shut myself up in Sherlock Holmes and put the best writing out to the world this time.

‘Yes, proof. Evidence is important And you have to think about the link with the new incident that connects there. And the composition required for that is…’

This time, in order to achieve my long-cherished wish.

however.

“How can you invite a member of the Royal Literature to me out of the blue? Do you think this makes sense?”

“Yeah… what.”

Arthur Conan Doyle’s close friend, James Matthew Barrie, paused to say so.

He was also a writer, and he knew at least what the Royal Society of Literature was like in England.

And what kind of position is the literature of his friend Arthur Conan Doyle?

‘Regardless of the person’s will, it’s a style that the Royal Society of Literature would hate.’

If it’s a historical novel, the Royal Society of Literature might just as well accept it.

But now, Arthur Conan Doyle’s byword was ‘Sherlock Holmes’, and the Sherlock Holmes series is clearly a genre the Royal Society of Literature would hate.

Nevertheless, the fact that the Royal Society of Literature would invite that Arthur Conan Doyle as a member…

“I can sense the impure intentions. Arthur.”

“Why not, Barry.”

Arthur said with a snort.

He also loves reading ＜Temple Bar＞. Also, I checked the newly launched ＜Vincent Villiers＞.

in other words.

“It looks like Hans and I are trying to fight Jin.”

“What are you going to do?”

“It’s not even funny.”

How can a writer compete by representing a group that is not a fighting cock and has nothing to do with writing?

That was the job of a great warrior or mercenary, not a writer’s job.

The Royal Society of Literature is being treated like this now and this way because they don’t know that and try to divide the writers.

Arthur Conan Doyle chewed like that, and James Matthew Barry said with a sigh of relief.

“Good. Does that mean you have no intention of fighting Hanslo Jin?”

“well?”

“······huh?”

James Matthew Barry looked up.

And I saw it. The feeling burning in the eyes of his friend, Arthur Conan Doyle… the so-called writer’s unique desire to write.

“Oh, no. no way? you! Didn’t you say you didn’t want to be a mercenary for the Royal Society of Literature!”

“It did.”

“But why!”

“Apart from that.”

The author of Sherlock Holmes, the most popular mystery novel in London… Arthur Conan Doyle showed his teeth and laughed.

“Royal Literary Society, even if it rots. If such a place sponsored me, wouldn’t it come out with a good historical novel this time?”

“you······!”

“I know. I am still immature.”

Bitterly, said Arthur Conan Doyle.

Barry nodded his head, feeling paradoxical about how hungry he was, even though he knew how full he was.

Hanslo Jean and Arthur Conan Doyle.

＜Peter Perry＞ and ＜Sherlock Holmes＞.

The two novels, which were similar from the time of their first serialization, enjoyed the greatest popularity in their respective genres and established themselves as representative British literature.

However, Arthur Conan Doyle stopped publishing the series.

Because the word best mystery writer is too empty to satisfy Arthur Conan Doyle.

“No matter how naive they are, they haven’t prostituted their literary knowledge and historical records. If you get those materials… it might be possible to do a perfect historical investigation. If it’s for my secret wish, I’ll join hands with the devil.”

“…really, that’s what I want to do.”

“Sometimes you just want to do this.”

“Ugh, I don’t know. You know what to do.”

“I think so.”

Arthur Conan Doyle said with a grin.

Barry smiled bitterly at him. I was quite nervous, but I didn’t say anything.

After all, he was also a writer. I want to be successful with the writing I want to write, I did not know that desire.

Just as he himself wants to succeed with fairy-themed adventure novels like ＜Peter Perry＞.

“Let’s see! Just because I finished that novel, I will write a masterpiece that will flatten the noses of the hooligans who are trying to kill me too.”

Arthur Conan Doyle said it proudly.

***

Originally, Lewis Carroll was not the only one who had the hope of ‘how can I make children interested in studying’.

Rather, it is none other than Asian parents who have reached the pinnacle in the field.

Among them, Korea’s passion for education is famous for being very extreme.

Even comics and novels were renovated in the style of Qin Shi Huang, calling them ‘degenerate culture’.

In order to jump on the bandwagon and escape from the decadent culture, the subculture has no choice but to bend down and enter…

“This is a study book.”

“Ha, learning degrees, books?”

“Simply put, it’s putting the knowledge you want to teach your children into a novel.”

Well, comics are easier, but in this day and age, there are still only caricatures for short reviews.

No, even if you call it a cartoon, it’s more like a one-episode caricature, strictly speaking.

But in the first place, what kind of talent do I have to make a cartoon? Song Chung-yi has to eat pine needles.

Also, learning comics do not have a ripple effect because they are educational books.

In fact, the long-length learning book series, which were only at the level of character illustrations for cartoons, sold tremendously.

“If you want to melt s, s, story, ji, and knowledge into a no, melt… Wouldn’t you use only something that is too basic…?”

“That is the point. If you make it fun, it’s great.”

I said confidently.

Of course, this is not a learning book, but a case of learning comics, but the math learning comics I enjoyed the most used high school mathematicians sets and propositions.

Even without being stuck in the framework of a simple educational cartoon, the story itself was made chewy as a framework as a dark fantasy, melted mathematics as a philosophy well, and harmonized both sides well.

“It’s my personal opinion, but just because it’s a fairy tale. I don’t think it’s good to take a benevolent attitude with a condescending gaze to teach children.”

“That, that. Me, nad, hear a cow, a cow?”

“Didn’t the teacher use the Alice series easily?”

What is it, why are you shocked?

Lewis Carroll muttered, ‘Is it difficult…’, and I was able to confidently answer this.

‘Yes,’ he said.

In Korea, all the sentences of the ＜Alice series＞ were cut out in translation, so you can only see a simple story.

However, the original ＜Alice in Wonderland＞ is a masterpiece that maximizes the characteristics of 19th century English literature that fundamentally emphasizes ‘rhythm’.

That is, ‘Was it a cat I saw?’ The same play on words and nursery rhymes such as Mother Goose were collected, mathematically calculated and arranged to form a unified plot.

A word puzzle made in the form of a novel is ＜Alice in Wonderland＞.

Of course, even with this, it is possible to know how much of a monster Lewis Carroll is in that it is evaluated as an excellent fairy tale even with a translation that kills all rhyme and language play with a perfect storyline.

Anyway, the important thing is to give fun to the reader’s eye level.

“Of course, when entering, you have to start with basic knowledge and mathematics, for example, arithmetic operations. In the meantime, gradually enter fractions and decimals, and then enter the equation again… You can enter it one by one like that.”

“Quite, quite a bit, long-term fra, it’s going to be a project.”

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“Well, isn’t studying supposed to be something you do for the rest of your life?”

I shrugged and said.

Lewis Carroll nodded his head as if impressed by my words.

“Go, studying is a lifetime, lifelong… In the East, too. Is that, that kind of school, education? Wow, that’s great.”

Well, I think there’s some misunderstanding… I introduced myself as coming from Joseon, but I’ve never seen what education was like during this period.

Anyway, from a Confucian point of view, it’s not wrong, so it doesn’t matter?

“Well, I’ll just leave it like that. Anyway, how are you?”

“Wow, sure. Joe, nice ah, that’s an idea. I-I’m not used to it, I’m not sure, but… Jae, it should be fun.”

“Good. then······.”

Now, should I try to achieve my purpose?

I smiled and said, holding out a document to Mr. Lewis Carroll.

“Now, you have to think about how to sell it?”

“Pa, panda? Ah, it’s for the children, but also, money…”

“This is all about eating and living.”

If it’s just for the kids, there’s no reason for me to come see Lewis Carroll.

“The saying that learning is lifelong… means that there are consumers who buy works for a lifetime. Of course it makes money.”

“That, what is that, too, a cow that sounds like a money ghost!!”

“Well, good is good.”

Originally, labor must have value, right?

I giggled and said.

Might be a bit of a threat to parents’ wallets, but it’s not too bad.

It’s not like private education is parasitizing public education and doing fear marketing.

“are you okay. It won’t hurt the kids, kids.”