Mistress Masham's Repose: Difference between revisions

* [[Antiquated Linguistics]]: The Lilliputians speak English this way, in a nod to their 18th-century origins (and because they haven't had much human contact since shortly after they came to England).

* [[Big Fancy House]]: Malplaquet Manor is certainly big, and it used to be fancy, but the family's been broke for the last few centuries so it's falling apart.

* [[Conveniently an Orphan]]: Maria.

* [[Eccentric Mentor]] / [[Genius Ditz]]: The Professor is quite good at medieval Latin as well as being the moral centerpiece of the book, but he epitomizes the [[Absent-Minded Professor]] stereotype.