Comment by bananaflag

Yup. I can read novels from the 1st century [1] or from the 19th century [2] or from the 1970s [3] for the rest of my life (well, until they get banned).

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Callirhoe_(novel)

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Eyre

[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swords_and_Deviltry