Modern Novel Writing: Or The Elegant Enthusiast

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First published in 1796 under the pseudonym Lady Harriet Marlow, Modern Novel Writing ridicules the sentimental and sensational novels of the day, and especially the productions of William Lane's Minerva Press; however, it is also a political satire, attacking the Tory party and its leader, William Pitt the Younger, for the war with France, repressive legislation and neglect of the poor. This is the first scholarly edition to be published and includes a comprehensive introduction and notes.

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William Beckford

categorie a unui proiect Wikimedia · 1760–1844

William Thomas Beckford a fost un scriitor și om politic britanic. Într-o anumită perioadă, se considera că era cel mai bogat nobil din Anglia. Beckford a fost fiul lui William Beckford și al Mariei Hamilton, fiica lui George Hamilton.