The English NovelGEORGE SAINTSBURYReading editionChapter navigation13 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterGEORGE SAINTSBURYPREFACEChapter I · THE FOUNDATION IN ROMANCEChapter II · FROM LYLY TO SWIFTChapter III · THE FOUR WHEELS OF THE NOVEL WAINChapter III · THE FOUR WHEELS OF THE NOVEL WAIN (continued 2)Chapter IV · THE MINOR AND LATER EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY NOVEL7Chapter V · SCOTT AND MISS AUSTENChapter VI · THE SUCCESSORS—TO THACKERAYChapter VII · THE MID-VICTORIAN NOVELChapter VIII · THE FICTION OF YESTERDAY—CONCLUSIONINDEXPrevious chapter ←Front matterNext chapter →PREFACEAll chapters and sections (13)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsGEORGE SAINTSBURYPREFACEChapters123345678Other sectionsINDEXPROFESSOR OF ENGLISH LITERATURE IN THEUNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGHLONDON: J.M. DENT & SONS LTD.BEDFORD STREET, STRAND 1913NEW YORK: E.P. BUTTON & CO.← Front matterPREFACE →