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 Project Gutenberg 2012-03-19 Public domain in the USA. 207 Lanier, Sidney 1842 1881 11022978 The English Novel and the Principle of its Development Produced by Sankar Viswanathan, Malcolm Farmer, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The English Novel and the Principle of its Development" by Sidney Lanier is a critical work written in the late 19th century. The book is based on a series of public lectures that explore the significance of the novel as a literary form, discussing its evolution and its relationship to modern society. Lanier delves into broader ideas regarding literary forms and aims to elucidate how the novel has become a dominant means of expression in contemporary culture. The opening of the text sets the stage by outlining Lanier's intentions to analyze the novel not just analytically but rather synthetically, from the perspective of literary art. He contrasts this approach with his earlier work on poetry and emphasizes the importance of understanding the novel's role in modern life. He argues that the novel, much like other forms of prose, is a product of its time, shaped by the increasing complexity of human personality and social interactions. Lanier highlights the transformative power of the novel, which serves both virtuous and vice-ridden narratives, illustrating its profound impact on readers and society as a whole. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 56.2 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en English fiction -- History and criticism PR Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: British Literature 646004 2025-08-16T04:32:40.746144 text/html 655073 2012-03-19T10:13:16 text/html 373794 2025-08-16T04:32:54.297077 application/epub+zip 381415 2025-08-16T04:32:45.432116 application/epub+zip 324661 2025-08-16T04:32:43.502154 application/epub+zip 692875 2025-08-16T04:32:59.629052 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 725472 2025-08-16T04:32:52.279064 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 639549 2022-09-18T04:12:13.931809 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 582263 2025-08-16T04:32:39.414164 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 581977 2012-03-19T10:13:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 582011 2012-03-19T10:13:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 582090 2012-03-19T10:13:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21838 2025-08-16T04:32:59.794031 application/rdf+xml 19672 2025-08-16T04:32:44.040127 image/jpeg 4285 2025-08-16T04:32:43.769146 image/jpeg 225637 2012-03-19T10:13:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 225467 2012-03-19T10:13:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 264497 2012-03-19T10:13:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 225339 2012-03-19T10:13:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 351057 2025-08-16T04:32:40.810150 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia