Development of English Novel in 18th Century
The 18th century has been a very fertile period for literature forms. In the era, also have seen the rise of periodical essay ( the essay which appear two or three times in a week ) in the age. This age is also known as the age of new classical. Above all, is the age of rise and growth of the novel as a literary form .The novel embodies the spirit and temper of the age completely? Is was during this periods that eminent novelist like Richardson, Fielding, Smollett, Sterne,Goldsmith etc ,enriched the English novel by their famous works. The following are the reasons which account for the rise and growth of the English novel during this age. Decline of Drama: People in every age have craved for entertainment and in the Elizabethan and Jacobean period, in the time of the restoration (1660–1689 ), English drama was to be grown an artificial and doesn't have morality and become immoral. It had lost its appeal by the 18th century have some other form of entertainment or new genre...