Novel and its Kinds

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A fictitious prose narrative of book length, typically representing character and action with some degree of realism. It must have a considerable length of, at least, 60,000 words.  

Kinds 

1. Picaresque Novels: The earliest form of the novel, relating with the story of a rogue, travelled on road.  
   Example: 
   Don Quixote by Cervantes 
   Joseph Andrews (Partially) by Henry Fielding 

2. Epistolary Novel: The novel, based on letters and documents.  
   Examples 
   Richardson's Pamela 
   Diary by Bridges Jones 

3. Bildungsroman: The German term indicating a growth. The fictional autobiography concerned with the development of a mature outlook, from childhood to adulthood.  
   Examples:  
   David Copperfield by Charles Dickens 
   The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann 
   A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce 

4. Historical Novels: Written to highlight some historical events and movements.  
   Examples:  
   A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens 
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5. Domestic Novels: Fictitious story of families and other domestic pursuits.  
   Examples: 
   Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen 
   Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen 

6. War Novels: Dealing with causes behind the war, the war itself and the aftermaths of that bloody war.  
   Examples:  
   The Book Thief by Markus Zusak 
   All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr 
   The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah 
   A Farewell to Arms by Earnest Miller Hemingway 

7. Novel of Consciousness: Also known as Novel of Psyche, a portrayal of the internal psyche and intentions of the protagonist and other characters while external forces make up the plot.  
   Examples:  
   To the Lighthouse by Virginia Wolfe 
   Sons and Lovers by D. H. Lawrence 

8. Science Fiction: About fictitious achievements in the scientific field, either in a positive or negative manner.  
   Examples:  
   The Time Machine by H. G. Wells (1895) 
   The Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelley 
   

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   Reference:
   
   1. https://www.eng-literature.com/2016/01/different-types-of-novel.html