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Sir Walter Scott , The Scottish novelist and poet Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832) is the acknowledged master of the historical novel. He was one of the most influential au… Novel , novel, in modern literary usage, a sustained work of prose fiction a volume or more in length. It is distinguished from the short story and the ficti… Walter Scott , Scott, Walter
BORN: 1771, Edinburgh, Scotland
DIED: 1832, Abbotsford, Scotland
NATIONALITY: Scottish
GENRE: Fiction, poetry
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Modern scholars… Charles Dickens , The English author Charles John Huffam Dickens (1812-1870) was, and probably still is, the most widely read Victorian novelist. He is now appreciated… Dime Novels , The firm of Beadle & Company published the first dime novel, Malaeska, the Indian Wife of the White Hunter, by Mrs. Ann S. Stephens, in 1860. The fir… Anthony Trollope , BORN: 1815, London, England
DIED: 1882, Harting, Sussex, England
NATIONALITY: British
GENRE: Drama, fiction
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Barchester Towers (1857)
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historical novel