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... novel . The genuine novel should be a study of human life and character as it really is , accompanied by such development of various circumstances as to form a plot . In the Elizabethan romances , such as " Euphues " and " Arcadia ...
... novel . The genuine novel should be a study of human life and character as it really is , accompanied by such development of various circumstances as to form a plot . In the Elizabethan romances , such as " Euphues " and " Arcadia ...
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... novel , Roderick Random , in 1748 , a tale of sea life and adventure . The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle , 1751 , is a novel of much the same type , having a daring young rascal as its hero . Both stories are full of boisterous humour ...
... novel , Roderick Random , in 1748 , a tale of sea life and adventure . The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle , 1751 , is a novel of much the same type , having a daring young rascal as its hero . Both stories are full of boisterous humour ...
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... novel of everyday life , but even in this case the plot is intricate and improbable . Miss Burney , 1752-1840 . The novel of contemporary life , which has for its ancestor the work of Fielding , began with a group of women writers ...
... novel of everyday life , but even in this case the plot is intricate and improbable . Miss Burney , 1752-1840 . The novel of contemporary life , which has for its ancestor the work of Fielding , began with a group of women writers ...
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