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Idk I like the Victorian example. It does possible a lot more detail than 'average' and gives me a vivid picture
Seconding this. Modern writing isn't as immersive or compelling, because it leaves out a whole wealth of details seen by publishers as superfluous.
They're like "Why are you including this?" "Why did you say this?" "Why's it phrased this way?" "Why is there an adjective in this sentence?"
For fuck's sake, if the point is to make it as short as possible I'll just leave all the pages blank and publish that, that way it'll accommodate everyone's attention spans and won't risk offending anyone's sensibilities.
I bought an abridged copy of a romance novel that was like that, The Notebook