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Originally Posted by HarryT
Just to be "picky", "Morte d'Arthur" is generally not categorized as a "novel". The first English novelist is widely regarded as having been Samuel Richardson, with "Pamela", published in 1740. The earlier works, such as Morte d'Arthur, Robinson Crusoe, etc, are normally called "Romances", to distinguish them from novels.
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You have a point, but still, romance or novel, it's still better than the toilet paper the big publishing companies dare to call 'fiction' these days.