I noticed there were moments where the narrator breaks the fourth wall, like directly referring to the reader. Feels as though they are gathering listeners around a campfire and asking them to listen carefully.
Also, every time a character was introduced, it was obvious as to how the narrator wanted us to perceive them in terms of good/bad, so far anyway.
I noticed this in another classic I read as well.
Was this common to the time period?
by TokkiJK