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Stories are as old as language, but the novel — a long work of prose fiction focused on individual characters and everyday life — took its modern form in Europe during the 1700s.
Several changes made this possible. Literacy rates rose. Printing became cheaper. A growing middle class had leisure time and money for books, and lending libraries made novels affordable to borrow.
Early novels such as Robinson Crusoe and Pamela were often presented as true accounts or collections of letters, as if to persuade readers they were reading about real people. Over time, writers like Jane Austen developed techniques such as free indirect discourse, which blends a narrator’s voice with a character’s thoughts.
Critics worried that novels would corrupt young readers or waste their time — complaints similar to those made about many new media since.
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Worksheets › Grade 11 English › Reading Informational Text › Reading Informational Text
Free Grade 11 English worksheet (Common Core RI.11-12.1): read the informational text "The Rise of the Novel", find the main idea and answer questions with evidence. Skill: Key ideas and details in informational text. Level: Grade 11 — also suits Year 12 (UK).
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Key ideas and details in informational text.
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