1748 ⟶ Publication of Samuel Richardson's 'Clarissa'

Clarissa; or, The History of a Young Lady by Samuel Richards...
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📖 Publication of Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe

Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe⟶
Publication of Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe (1719)
NovelEnglish LiteratureColonialism
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

📖 Publication of Samuel Richardson's 'Clarissa'

Clarissa; or, The History of a Young Lady by Samuel Richardson⟶
Publication of Samuel Richardson's 'Clarissa' (1748)
NovelEnglish LiteratureEpistolary NovelSocial Commentary
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

📖 Henry Fielding Publishes 'The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling'

The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Henry Fielding⟶
Henry Fielding Publishes 'The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling' (1749)
NovelEnlightenmentSatireBritish LiteratureSocial Commentary
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

📖 Publication of *Tristram Shandy*

1767: Tristram Shandy by Laurence Sterne⟶
Publication of *Tristram Shandy* (1759)
LiteratureNovelSatireEnglish LiteratureEnlightenmentFiction
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

✍️ Publication of Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets by Samuel Johnson

1782: Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets by Samuel Johnson⟶
Publication of Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets by Samuel Johnson (1779)
LiteraturePoetryBiographyEnlightenmentEnglish Literature
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

📚 Brontë Sisters' Novels Published

The Brontë sisters publish Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights and Agnes Grey.⟶
Brontë Sisters' Novels Published (1847)
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