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The British Eighteenth Century Novel - A Masterclass
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1. Tristram Shandy: Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman (Oxford World's Classics) by Laurence Sterne

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	"The essential 18th century work - internal realism, as I've come to appreciate it. Your life is incomplete until you read Sterne's epic pre-modernist take on Locke's philosophy of Sensation"

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2. A Sentimental Journey and Other Writings (Oxford World's Classics) by Laurence Sterne

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	"THE great sentimental work - succeeds everywhere Henry Mackenzie fails. This amazing edition also includes a collection of Sterne's other writings, providing a portrait of the man himself"

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3. Tom Jones (Oxford World's Classics) by Henry Fielding

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	"Nowhere else will you find such a vivid panorama of 18th century life, as in this spectacular depiction of the life and (mis)adventures of the libertine-esque Tom Jones and his nemesis Master Blifil"

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4. Jonathan Wild (Oxford World's Classics) by Henry Fielding

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	"The only one of Fielding's novels that isn't directly in the shadow of Richarson, this satirical examination of greatness features one of the most unpleasant (and memorable) protagonists ever"

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5. Pamela: Or Virtue Rewarded (Oxford World's Classics) by Samuel Richardson

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	"Labourious in places, but well worth the effort. A central progenitor of the novelistic form that divides opinion as much now as it did then"

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6. Robinson Crusoe (Oxford World's Classics) by Daniel Defoe

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	"One of the most famous novels ever written. If you haven't read it before, do so and become aquainted with the original - and best - version of the tale"

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7. Roxana: The Fortunate Mistress (Oxford World's Classics) by Daniel Defoe

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	"Defoe's final, darkest and (IMO) best work, it never falls victim to a morally-autocratic narrative, refusing to cast judgement on the degraded and opportunistic protagonist. A fantastic novel"

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8. The Female Quixote: or The Adventures of Arabella (Oxford World's Classics) by Charlotte Lennox

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	"An unjustly-obscure work, featuring the most aggravating main character I've ever come across. A wonderful updating of the old Don Quixote tale of literary-induced delusion"

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9. Oxford World's Classics: The Vicar of Wakefield: A Tale supposed to be written by himself by Oliver Goldsmith

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	"The various misfortunes of the Primrose family, leading to an inevitable happy ending. Memorable and essential for any student of the literature of the 18th century"

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10. The Man of Feeling (Oxford World's Classics) by Henry Mackenzie

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	"One of the foremost novels of the sentimental sub-genre. I'm always held the view that this book portrays morality as merely an indulgence of a bored upper-class and is somewhat sentimentally immature"

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11. The Expedition of Humphry Clinker (Oxford World's Classics) by Tobias Smollett

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	"One of the best episcopal novels ever written, featuring wonderful characterisation and a journey around Britain that provides an insight into this antediluvian period. Marvellously funny"

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12. Four Gothic Novels: The Castle of Otranto; Vathek; The Monk; Frankenstein (World's Classics) by Horace Walpole

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	"Three of the greatest 18th century gothic novels (and Frankenstein as a bonus!) make up this great edition. Provides a comprehensive overview of one of the most important sub-genres of the century"

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13. The Italian (Oxford World's Classics) by Ann Radcliffe

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	"A fine gothic romance from one of the masters of the genre, examining not only love but also the contemporaneous attitudes to Italy and Catholicism itself"

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14. Gulliver's Travels (Oxford World's Classics) by Jonathan Swift

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	"The unusual adventures of the intrepid Gulliver - second only to Robinson Crusoe in terms of recognisability. A consumate blend of fantasy and reality (mostly the former)"

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15. The History of Rasselas: Prince of Abissinia (Oxford World's Classics) by Samuel Johnson

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	"Johnson's only novel (hence why the literary heavyweight isn't more dominant in this list), featuring a plot that serves to illustrate various moral points"

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16. Evelina: Or the History of A Young Lady's Entrance into the World (Oxford World's Classics) by Frances Burney

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	"My personal favourite Burney novel - a satirical exposure of life in 18th century London with all the absurdity of social convention"

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17. Cecilia: or Memoirs of an Heiress (Oxford World's Classics) by Fanny Burney

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	"A strange love story, reminiscent of Lennox's Female Quixote (see above). The characterisation within this novel is simply amazing"

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18. Caleb Williams (Oxford World's Classics) by William Godwin

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	"The first true detective story, unashamedly impregnated with political commentary"

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19. Memoirs of Emma Courtney (Oxford World's Classics) by Mary Hays

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	"A book that reveals the ubiquitious gap between 'what women are' and 'what women should be'. If that's not comteporarily applicable, I don't know what is. A true feminist masterpiece"

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20. A Simple Story (Oxford World's Classics) by Elizabeth Inchbald

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	"A book that explores the double taboos of pre-conceived limitations of femininity and the constraints of religious vocation"

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21. Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure (Oxford World's Classics) by John Cleland

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	"A rather sexually-overt novel that NEEDS to be read to contextualise it's unusual content. An aspiring anti-Pamela that succeeds completely"

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22. Clarissa, or The History of a Young Lady (Classics) by Samuel Richardson

The list author says:
	"An immense work. Not really worth reading, I'd say - not as influential as Pamela, but worth the effort for any literati. Better start exercising those wrist muscles now..."

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23. Castle Rackrent (Oxford World's Classics) by Maria Edgeworth

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	"Not great, but a valuable perception of anglo-irish relations and a superlative example of 'regional' literature"

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24. The Cambridge Companion to the Eighteenth-Century Novel (Cambridge Companions to Literature) by John Richetti

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	"An essential collection of fascinating and sublime essays, notably Johnathon Lamb's essay on Irregular Oratory in the works of Laurence Sterne. A must have for any student of the 18th century novel"

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25. The Rise Of The Novel: Studies in Defore, Richardson and Fielding: Studies in Defoe, Richardson and Fielding by Professor Ian Watt

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	"An examination of some of the century's greatest writers as innovators of the novel form. My second-favourite critical examination of the literature of this period (bested only by the above)"

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A Sentimental Journey and Other Writings (Oxford World's Classics)

Tom Jones (Oxford World's Classics)

Jonathan Wild (Oxford World's Classics)

Pamela: Or Virtue Rewarded (Oxford World's Classics)

Robinson Crusoe (Oxford World's Classics)

Roxana: The Fortunate Mistress (Oxford World's Classics)

The Female Quixote: or The Adventures of Arabella (Oxford World's Classics)

Oxford World's Classics: The Vicar of Wakefield: A Tale supposed to be written by himself

The Man of Feeling (Oxford World's Classics)

The Expedition of Humphry Clinker (Oxford World's Classics)

The Italian (Oxford World's Classics)

Gulliver's Travels (Oxford World's Classics)

The History of Rasselas: Prince of Abissinia (Oxford World's Classics)

Evelina: Or the History of A Young Lady's Entrance into the World (Oxford World's Classics)

Cecilia: or Memoirs of an Heiress (Oxford World's Classics)

Caleb Williams (Oxford World's Classics)

Memoirs of Emma Courtney (Oxford World's Classics)

A Simple Story (Oxford World's Classics)

Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure (Oxford World's Classics)

Castle Rackrent (Oxford World's Classics)

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