Project Gutenberg 2008-10-08 Public domain in the USA. 3339 Saintsbury, George 1845 1933 Saintsbury, George Edward Bateman A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1 From the Beginning to 1800 Produced by Lee Dawei, Josephine Paolucci and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net. "A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1" by George Saintsbury is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book explores the development and significance of the French novel, tracing its origins to the end of the 19th century. Saintsbury emphasizes the pleasure derived from literature and seeks to outline how the French novel evolved, analyzing its prominent authors and works along the way. The opening of this work introduces the author’s intent and methodology, emphasizing a unique approach to literary history that values both major and minor contributions to the genre. Saintsbury discusses the beginnings of prose fiction and its distinct characteristics, referencing classical influences and early narrative forms like the Saint's Life, before detailing how these earlier works shaped French romance and eventually the novel. This section sets the stage for a comprehensive exploration of key figures in French literature and the broader cultural contexts that gave rise to this literary tradition. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 60.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en French fiction -- History and criticism PQ Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Category: French Literature Category: History - European 1440123 2025-06-11T07:10:19.920136 text/html 1444623 2021-01-04T05:41:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 517456 2021-01-04T05:41:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 631675 2025-06-11T07:10:50.885996 application/epub+zip 659045 2025-06-11T07:10:28.938180 application/epub+zip 641639 2025-06-11T07:10:24.736199 application/epub+zip 1163563 2025-06-11T07:11:03.881938 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1058200 2025-06-11T07:10:45.735066 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1035366 2022-09-12T11:34:12.980626 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1196961 2025-06-11T07:10:16.725189 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1195132 2021-01-04T05:41:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 476454 2021-01-04T05:41:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1195144 2021-01-04T05:41:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 475214 2021-01-04T05:41:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20130 2025-06-11T07:11:04.058938 application/rdf+xml 17147 2025-06-11T07:10:25.484168 image/jpeg 4125 2025-06-11T07:10:25.109141 image/jpeg 593644 2025-06-11T07:10:20.035170 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