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The term novel is now applied to a great variety of writings

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The emergence of the novel was made possible by many factors.
The most important are:
1. The development of the printing pressl.
2. The emergence of a middle class
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When the novel appeared in the 18th century, it was not considered a [COLOR="red"]literary genr

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Defoe did not write his first novel, Robinson Crusoe, until he was 59
Defoe published his first novel, Robinson Crusoe when he was around 60 years old.

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The new economic realities produce a middle class in England

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The economic wealth created in the 18th century a middle class
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The first novels were published as serial stories in newspapers
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