1870: so it’s had no less than 143 years (a century and a half) to become popular. Shakespeare was canonized in less time, and plenty of writers from 1870 or later have become immortals (eg Dickens, Tolstoy, in the novel area).
Even if you don’t like that example, there are plenty of other stories from well before 0 CE.
1870: so it’s had no less than 143 years (a century and a half) to become popular. Shakespeare was canonized in less time, and plenty of writers from 1870 or later have become immortals (eg Dickens, Tolstoy, in the novel area).
Even if you don’t like that example, there are plenty of other stories from well before 0 CE.