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Henry fielding and samuel richardson were both noted eighteenth-century writers of which new literary form? the essay the novel the epic poem the short story

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The correct answer is the second option. Henry Fielding and Samuel Richardson were actually rivals for one another in regard to their novels. In fact, the success of Richardson's first novel (Pamela) annoyed Fielding so much that he wrote an anonymous parody (Shamela), which was also successful.
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