Question

Imagine that you are the editor of a late eighteenth century novel that just came out. Your friends are curious to know what, exactly, w novel is. Briefly describe how you might define a novel for them.

Answer 1

A novel is a fictional book yet has a degree of realism typically portrays character and action.

Answer 2

if you were the editor of a late eighteenth century novel, your friends might not know what you are talking about as the concept of "novel" was not well-understood. In order to explain it to them, you might tell them that a novel is a long narrative. It belongs to the genre of fiction, and is most often written in prose. Novels are typically somewhat realistic, and they generally are published in the form of a book.