Thread: Mystery and Crime Freeman, R. Austin: Complete "Dr. Thorndyke". v21. 7th Aug 2011
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Old 08-09-2011, 11:32 AM   #84
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Wasn't Don Quixote the first novel? So Sancho Panza was the first faithful sidekick in novels! I wonder if there were any in literature before him.
Actually I've heard that "The Tale of Genji" is the 1st novel as such. It's present form was completed around 1021 and the 1st part of Don Quixote didn't see publication til 1605. So Genji predates Quixote by 584 years.
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