Essential Novelists - Samuel Richardson: invention of the epistolary novel

Welcome to the Essential Novelists book series, were we present to you the best works of remarkable authors. For this book, the literary critic August Nemo has chosen the two most important and meaningful novels of Samuel Richardson which are Pamela and Clarissa Harlowe.

Samuel Richardson was an English novelist who expanded the dramatic possibilities of the novel by his invention and use of the epistolary novel form. Research has shown that Richardson had a distinct influence on Jane Austen, she utilized the epistolary style that Richardson conceived in many of her novels, most famously Pride and Prejudice and Mansfield Park.

Novels selected for this book:

- Pamela.

- Clarissa Harlowe.

This is one of many books in the series Essential Novelists. If you liked this book, look for the other titles in the series, we are sure you will like some of the authors.

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Release date

E-bog: 9. maj 2020