The rise of the novel studies in Defoe, Richardson, and Fielding. - Watt, Ian P. (Berkeley University of California Press, 1957)
Keywords: Defoe, Daniel -- 1661?-1731 -- Criticism and interpretation; Richardson, Samuel -- 1689-1761 -- Criticism and interpretation; Fielding, Henry -- 1707-1754 -- Fictional works; English fiction -- 18th century -- History and criticism