It worked just fine for Horatio Hornblower, too ... and Richard Bolitho, for that matter. (One of the Bolitho books set before he became a captain has him mention, on reporting to a new ship, that his best friend was killed recently. The story detailing that death wasn't written until 28 years later. Bolitho was already a captain in the first book written.)
Edit: My stupid mistake. I know better than to post a date like that without checking it if I can, and I still did it. 25 years later, not 28.
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Big Brother is watching you. And damn, you are so bloody BORING.
Edit: My stupid mistake. I know better than to post a date like that without checking it if I can, and I still did it. 25 years later, not 28.
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Big Brother is watching you. And damn, you are so bloody BORING.