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A fresh turn of the wheel in literary history-a book that reclaims early English prose from the shadows of time and makes its origins feel immediate again. The English Novel In The Time Of Shakespeare offers a precise, humane historical literary critique of how fiction took shape in elizabethan and jacobean england. Juxtaposing broad cultural currents with close readings, Jusserand places the development of the novel form within the Shakespeare era context, tracing early novel predecessors and the unsettled experiments that gave rise to a distinctly modern sensibility. This scholarly monograph on novels becomes a vivid critical study collection for students and researchers alike, and a lucid guide for librarians and teachers looking to illuminate early modern england and english renaissance literature. This volume is more than a historical survey; it is a careful restoration that honours the past while speaking to today's readers. It reconstructs a vanished culture with care, offering insights that resonate with casual readers and classic-literature collectors who prize depth, texture, and provenance. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions, it is restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure, this book invites every reader to witness the origins, ambitions, and enduring curiosity of early English prose.