Posted by Dave Thewlis on December 14, 2005 at 02:54:23 from 70.191.49.25 user dthewlis.
In Reply to: Smoking villains (and Narnia) posted by Joy on December 13, 2005 at 18:30:11:
Well, Harriet Vane smoked. Although whether she was "fast" or not seems to have depended a lot on one's biases. Somewhere in the 30s it appears to have become more acceptable for women to smoke (possibly due to heavy advertising) at least in the U.S.
WRT Inkings, smoking in The Lord of the Rings is almost considered an "art" (at least by the hobbits) but clearly isn't widespread and probably won't become that way (beer, on the other hand...)