Classification paragraph on novels by its class
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Within its broad framework, the genre of the novel has encompassed an extensive range of types and styles: picaresque, epistolary, Gothic, romantic, realist, historical—to name only some of the more important ones.
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Generally speaking the practice of novel-reading’ is good or bad according to circumstances. There is indeed a class of licentious novels, the reading of which can only produce injurious effects.
But leaving these out of consideration, we may say that excessive indulgence in the reading of novels is a great waste of time, while a moderate enjoyment of such works may be a good way of pleasantly and profitably whiling away a few of our leisure hours.
That excessive indulgence even in good novels may seriously interfere with educational progress will be apparent, if we consider for a moment the distinguishing characteristics of novels in general, and of good novels in particular