Project Gutenberg 2004-12-26 Public domain in the USA. 413 Saintsbury, George 1845 1933 Saintsbury, George Edward Bateman The English Novel Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Riikka Talonpoika and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The English Novel" by George Saintsbury is a scholarly work that delves into the history and development of the English novel, composed during the early 20th century. This exploration examines the roots and evolution of prose fiction in English literature from its early forms, foundational romances, and significant figures up until the end of the 19th century, outlining the literary progress through various periods and styles. The opening of the book establishes the context of English prose fiction's development, highlighting the relative lateness of its emergence in Western literature compared to poetry. Saintsbury introduces the concept that the literary tradition of prose fiction has deep roots in romance, citing various classical and earlier English texts while critically analyzing their narratives and structures. He goes on to delineate how these foundational romances not only served as a precursor to modern novels but also laid the groundwork for character and plot development, reflecting a gradual shift from poetry to prose, and setting the stage for a comprehensive exploration of the English novel's progression through various significant authors and their contributions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 48.7 (College-level). Difficult to read. en English fiction -- History and criticism PR Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: British Literature 690141 2025-07-06T09:52:36.110860 text/html 668581 2024-10-28T21:32:25 text/html 331868 2025-07-06T09:52:46.334831 application/epub+zip 342098 2025-07-06T09:52:39.422834 application/epub+zip 335859 2025-07-06T09:52:37.970876 application/epub+zip 602544 2025-07-06T09:52:51.675820 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 549262 2025-07-06T09:52:45.360820 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 523572 2022-09-07T16:37:27.134462 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 615253 2023-09-07T03:47:23.836842 text/plain 595505 2024-10-28T21:32:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15889 2025-07-06T09:52:51.804780 application/rdf+xml 13879 2025-07-06T09:52:38.501874 image/jpeg 3597 2025-07-06T09:52:38.234861 image/jpeg 326077 2025-07-06T09:52:36.162856 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia