Question

Classification paragraph on novels by its class

Answer 1

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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.

Answer 2

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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