Oh, MR is most definitely Peninsular War at the very earliest. Terry has been moving Discworld along so that now, after Going Postal, it's in the height of the late Victorian period - and Thud implies that at least child-rearing has moved into the early to mid 20th century. Although Sybil was *always* there. You could stick Sybil in a Sayers book and no-one would blink twice. She could be Peter Wimsey's aunt quite easily.
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Date: 2005-04-14 08:44 pm (UTC)