Question

How can we say that stories and prose were not new to indian society?

Answer 1

because everyone read on internet

Answer 2

Answer:

We cannot think of the novel without the printed book. In ancient

times, as you have seen (Chapter 7), manuscripts were handwritten.

These circulated among very few people. In contrast, because of

being printed, novels were widely read and became popular very

quickly. At this time big cities like London were growing rapidly

and becoming connected to small towns and rural areas through

print and improved communications.