Talk:English novel

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The first English language novel? What about the works of Aphra Behn, in particular Love Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sisters and Oronooko? -- Zoe

Indeed. I replaced the Robinson Crusoe claim with a link to First novel in English where that controversial question is discussed. There probably ought to be some discussion of the issue on this page, though.

The rest of the page needs some work. Richardson, Fielding, Smollett and Sterne all deserve a mention. Jane Austen is not a Victorian. Thackeray? The "authorial voice" style was characteristic of earlier novelists like Fielding but became less popular during the Victorian period. Is it really the case that most novels were published in serial form? Gdr 21:04, 2004 Apr 7 (UTC)

Needed: information about 20th century novels.--Camulod 15:12, 21 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Defining the word 'English'

The main article for English literature defines English literature, as "literature written in the English language, including literature composed in English by writers not necessarily from England". This article on the other hand appears to define English, as 'from England'. The only obvious exception that I found was Walter Scott, and there are a few born elsewhere, like Conrad, Masefield and Lessing. To be consistent shouldn't it include all writers who have used and use the English language, wherever they come from? Rwood128 (talk) 15:06, 31 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Since posting the above I found this at the beginning of the English poetry article:

This article focuses on poetry written in English by poets born or spending a significant part of their lives in England. However, given the nature of the subject, this guideline has been applied with common sense, and reference is made to poetry in other languages or poets who are not primarily English where appropriate. Rwood128 (talk) 15:19, 31 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Romantic novel

This heading is ambiguous, as it usually means 'Romance novel'. 'Romantic period' would be better. I will change unless there is objection. Rwood128 (talk) 10:37, 11 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Clean up banner

I think that this is now redundant. Any comments? Rwood128 (talk) 16:35, 6 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

English or British?

As this article includes writers from Scotland and Ireland, the following sentence should be added to the preamble: <This article focuses on novels, written in English, by novelists from England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland (and Ireland before 1922).> Rwood128 (talk) 14:16, 29 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

"The majority of readers were of course women." Really? Any source, or just plain sexism? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.80.76.61 (talk) 17:09, 25 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Edit by WikipediaUserCalledChris on 30th November

I apologize for misusing "minor edit" I should have read the page on minor edits first I realise the edit I made would not be considered "minor" WikipediaUserCalledChris (talk) 21:26, 30 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]