Project Gutenberg 2005-03-13 Public domain in the USA. 123 Tuckerman, Bayard 1855 1923 A History of English Prose Fiction Reading ease score: 55.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Ted Garvin, Lynn Bornath, Leonard Johnson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net. "A History of English Prose Fiction" by Bayard Tuckerman is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The work aims to trace the development of English prose fiction, exploring its origins from early romances to contemporary novels while highlighting the social contexts of different periods. Tuckerman's analysis provides insights into the evolution of prose fiction, emphasizing significant authors and movements across history. The opening of the book introduces the author's intention to document and analyze the progression of English prose fiction. Tuckerman discusses the emergence of chivalric romances amidst the feudal society of medieval Europe, noting how these narratives reflect the values and circumstances of their time. He emphasizes the blending of cultural influences and genres, illustrating how early fiction captured the imaginations of its readers and laid the groundwork for future literary traditions. The text outlines the overarching themes of chivalry and adventure while also touching on the interplay between fiction and the realities of society during the Middle Ages. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en English fiction -- History and criticism PR Text Browsing: History - British Browsing: Literature 714410 714411 2024-10-07T05:10:51.553548 2023-09-07T06:57:09.822063 text/html text/html 710000 2020-12-14T07:02:19 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 260256 2020-12-14T07:02:19 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 353579 2024-10-07T05:11:05.018002 application/epub+zip 361380 2024-10-07T05:10:56.052076 application/epub+zip 351605 2024-10-07T05:10:54.135039 application/epub+zip 643257 2024-10-07T05:11:11.382950 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 579485 2024-10-07T05:11:03.398070 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 537087 2022-09-07T21:19:24.924398 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 626761 626637 2024-10-07T05:10:50.262611 2023-09-07T06:57:08.779076 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 626612 2020-12-14T07:02:19 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 243476 2020-12-14T07:02:19 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 626636 2020-12-14T07:02:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 243400 2020-12-14T07:02:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21083 2024-10-07T05:11:11.590956 application/rdf+xml 14372 2024-10-07T05:10:54.757099 image/jpeg 3627 2024-10-07T05:10:54.439043 image/jpeg 334889 2024-10-07T05:10:51.610586 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia