British society and economy changed,
affecting the development of the novel. Fiction became increasingly tied to the
way of the world, the linear history of one or more characters the preferred
form, and novelists began to reflect a wider range of themes, issues and
settings.
Walter Scott (1771-1832) set his novels in
the past, during moments of revolution,
rebellion and social transformation of Britain’s history. His heroes must
confront and accept the changing world they live in, a world shaped by forces
beyond their control, set as they are against great historical events.
influences: Alessandro
Manzoni
Victor Hugo
