political-writing

Novel-writing has in one respect an affinity to the drama__hat time and distance are required to soften for use the harsher features that may be exhibited from real life; that it was almost impossible to bring forward events without touching on their causes; and that any tendency to political discussion, however liberal or applicable, was not to be tolerated in a sort of work which people took up with no other design than to be amused at the least possible expence of thought.

In our age there is no such thing as 'keeping out of politics.' All issues are political issues....