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title: 'The English Novel and Its Principle of Development'
type: pdf
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authors:
- 'Sidney Clopton Lanier, Sr.'
date: 1883-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Literature'
- 'History (General)'
scriptures:
- 'Genesis 1'
- 'Psalms 8'
- 'Romans 12'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/lanier-1883-the-english-novel-and-its-principle-of-development
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# The English Novel and Its Principle of Development

Sidney Lanier traces the rise of the modern English novel, tying it to the growth of individual personality and concurrent advances in science and music. He examines the novel's forms and social influence.

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