The History of Fandom, 1700-1900 (Live)
You're Dead to Me
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Is There a Chance That Anyone Ever Rewritten the Bible?
i think that you have to see sort of fan fiction in its purest form as this thing where it is for other fans, the enjoyment of writing it yourself and then sharing it with other people who know this world. But then it gets a bit trickier for authors, particularly when this edges into plagiarism and a wanting to make money from someone's big name. And samuel richardson often complained about his characters being kidnapped by other authors who, you know, want to put them in in their work to kind of make money from him. Can you guess the names of any pirateed dickens novels?
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