Henry Fielding and Samuel Richardson Were Both Noted Eighteenth-Century Writers

question 27

Multiple Choice

Henry Fielding and Samuel Richardson were both noted eighteenth-century writers of which new literary form?

• A) The essay
• B) The novel
• C) The epic poem
• D) The short story

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Cosmological Argument

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