Jillian's eyes went wide, as if she were the virginal heroine of a nineteenth century novel.

A noteworthy aspect of both the 18th and 19th century novel is the way the novelist will directly address the reader.

It is based on an 18th century French novel.

Betsy Thoughtless represents an important change in the 18th century novel.

In a nineteenth century novel, you'd say that she had a 'magnificent bosom'.

This shift in thinking is best illustrated by the way they are depicted in two popular 20th century novels.

She probably knows more about the nineteenth century industrial novel than anyone else in the entire world.

Scott is currently working on a book of literary criticism about the 20th century American novel.

It was based on the 19th century novel of the same name by the writer Ouida.

Last year it was the 19th century novel and its legacy, now it's Shakespeare.