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The novel oriented in the early 18th century after the Italian word "novella" which was used for Stories in the medieval period.

The beginning of the English Novel concerned themselves with complex, middle - class characters  struggling with their morality and circumstances. The first real English novel was " Pamela" a series of fictional letter written by Samuel Richardson.

The first half of the 19th century was influenced by the romanticism of the previous era.

Talking about Victorian novel :-  The novel became established as the dominant literary form during the reign of Queen Victoria of England . Victorian novelists portrayed middle-class, virtuous heroes responding to society and learning wrong from right through a series of human errors.

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