I took your question to be asking if there was any "popular fiction" before 1800. All the people I named were famous in their own lifetimes.
In truth, in the English language back then, there were more famous contemporary novelists than famous living dramatists. In a message dated 11/4/08 2:18:30 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Cheerskep, what criteria did you use for your list? Just the fact that > those > authors are still in print ? (just as a few recordings can be found for > "Popular music of Elizabethan England" ?) I've only read half of them -- has > anyone here besides Cheerskep read them all? > > > And regarding William's "ancient antecedents for the American Cowboy" --- > I'm > completely baffled. Perhaps he means Krishna ? > > ******************** > > > > Popular fiction from the 19th C. -- but anything earlier than 1800 ? > > > Lots -- Swift, Defoe, Fielding, Richardson, Sterne, Andrews, Smollett, > Burney, Radcliffe, Voltaire, Rousseau, deLaclos, Prevost, et al. Still > earlier: > Cervantes, Rabelais. > > > > _____________________________________________________________ > Click here to find the perfect picture with our powerful photo search > features. > http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL2211/fc/Ioyw6ijlYYV6NsigCmgMUu2vtRXxm4 > > HSkpOu7OB7Hjy0QwZ6AYnQgc/?count=1234567890 > > > ************** Plan your next getaway with AOL Travel. Check out Today's Hot 5 Travel Deals! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1212416248x1200771803/aol?redir=http ://travel.aol.com/discount-travel?ncid=emlcntustrav00000001)
