In the Discworld novels, the first mention of seamstresses as... uh... doing something other than sewing clothes (if you get my meaning) is 15 books in, halfway through Men At Arms.
Is an attentive book geek, at least.... But I'm always surprised how late the Watch books really get going - by extension, surprised at how late this is in the series.
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Date: 2009-09-11 05:32 pm (UTC)Fingers crossed for Unseen Academicals.
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Date: 2009-09-11 06:40 pm (UTC)Oooh... New book...
Hadn't heard about it. (But then, I am hopelessly behind and haven't yet read Making Money or Wintersmith.)