Types of Novels
1. Realistic Novels
2.Epistolary novel
3.Historical novels
4.Autobiographical novel
5.Science fiction novels
6.Dystopic novels
7.Utopian novels
8.Fantasy novels
9.Detective novels
10.Novels pulp fiction
11.Horror novels
12.Mystery novels
13.Gothic novels
14.Novels of jeans
15.Picaresque novels
16.Satire Novels
17.Allegorical Novels
Realistic novels are meant to make the described events seem real. It has powerful characteristics that develop in an atmosphere with actual social issues that perform everyday activities. The social structure of reality is effectively reproduced in this kind of novel, which adds to its realistic nature.
Example:
Killing a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.
2.Epistolary novel
Epistolary novels are written by various documents: emails, letters, newspapers. The epistolary novel is solely made up of letters.
Example
Stephen Chbosky's The Advantages of Being Invisible
Dracula by Bram Stoker
3.Historical novels
Historical novels tell the tale, as its name suggests. The events reported must relate to a time before the novel is declared historical.
Example :
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
4.Autobiographical novel
The autobiographical novels provide details about the author's life. The writer adds aspects of his life and combines them with the novel's storyline.
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
4.Autobiographical novel
The autobiographical novels provide details about the author's life. The writer adds aspects of his life and combines them with the novel's storyline.
Example:
Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce
David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
5.Science fiction novels
Novels are centered on technical aspects that demonstrate progress in this area. Science fantasy novels propose fictional realities that address "what if...?
For instance, what if the aliens invaded the Earth? What if people were compelled to leave Earth? What if you can go back in time?
Example:
The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells
The Time Machine by H. G. Wells
The Invisible Man by H. G. Wells
6.Dystopic novels
Dystopic novels are the scientifically advanced future civilization
However, this society seems perfect, it covers several issues that are shown during the novel.
Example:
1984 by George Orwell
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
7.Utopian novels
In comparison to dystopian novels, utopian fiction depicts ideal civilizations.
Example:
New Atlantis by Francis Bacon
Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift
8.Fantasy novels
Fantasy novels contain imaginative kingdoms, scientific fictional, and dystopian tales. The primary subject in these tales, however, is magic. They may include witches, magicians, fairies, etc
Examples:
JK Rowling's "Harry Potter
The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien
9.Detective novels
The hero is a police officer, private investigator or detective in crime fiction seeking to resolve a crime.
Example:
Sherlock Holmes by Conan Doyle
Perry Mason by Erle Stanley
10.Novels pulp fiction
Pulp fiction novels relate to a kind of print that is extremely economic and therefore promotes the economy of these novels characteristic of the 20th century. These kinds of novels have given birth to new genres, including science-fiction and detective.
Example:
The Call of Cthulhu by H. P. Lovecraft
The Curse of Capistrano by Johnston McCulley
11.Horror novels
Horror novels narrate events that seek to generate fear in the reader.
Examples:
The Shining by Stephen King
In the Crypt Howard Phillip Lovecraft.
12.Mystery novels
Mystery novels usually focus on a crime (usually a murder), which must be solved by the characters. In this sense, it is related to detective novels. It should be noted that all detective novels are mystery novels, but not all mystery novels are detectives.
Examples:
The name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
13.Gothic novels
Supernatural, frightening and mysterious themes are in Gothic literature. Death, corruption, and the possibility of catastrophe are the problems. It is typically located in ancient castles, old structures, destroyed homes, and churches.
Example:
The Vampire by John William Polidori
The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpola
The Monk by Matthew G Lewis
Dracula by Bram Stoker
Frankenstein's by Mary Shelley
14.Novels of jeans
Westerners, sometimes referred to as jean novels, are a kind of novel, typically located mostly in the west of the USA. That's why they're named Westerns. Such novels often describe events that occurred in the 19th century.
Example:
The Heart of the West by O. Henry
The West and Arizona Nights by Stewart Edward White
13.Gothic novels
Supernatural, frightening and mysterious themes are in Gothic literature. Death, corruption, and the possibility of catastrophe are the problems. It is typically located in ancient castles, old structures, destroyed homes, and churches.
Example:
The Vampire by John William Polidori
The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpola
The Monk by Matthew G Lewis
Dracula by Bram Stoker
Frankenstein's by Mary Shelley
14.Novels of jeans
Westerners, sometimes referred to as jean novels, are a kind of novel, typically located mostly in the west of the USA. That's why they're named Westerns. Such novels often describe events that occurred in the 19th century.
Example:
The Heart of the West by O. Henry
The West and Arizona Nights by Stewart Edward White
The Virginian by Owen Wister
15.Picaresque novels
These novels tell of an anti-Hero or an anti-Heroine journey that does not follow the norms of the period. The main characters are rogues. That implies they're clever, naughty with an attraction to evil life. In Spain, in the Golden Period, the picaresque was studied in depth. However, it was Mateo Alemán's writings that brought the genre prominence. The purpose of the picaresque novel is to expose traditions through humor. Such novels may inspire a study about ethics, but this is not their main aim.
Example:
Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes
15.Picaresque novels
These novels tell of an anti-Hero or an anti-Heroine journey that does not follow the norms of the period. The main characters are rogues. That implies they're clever, naughty with an attraction to evil life. In Spain, in the Golden Period, the picaresque was studied in depth. However, it was Mateo Alemán's writings that brought the genre prominence. The purpose of the picaresque novel is to expose traditions through humor. Such novels may inspire a study about ethics, but this is not their main aim.
Example:
Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes
Moll Flanders by Daniel Defoe
Tom Jones Henry Fielding
16.Satire Novels
Satirical books are the ones that try to make a specific aspect ridiculous so that the reader changes their views or at least reacts. Satirical novels show the author's viewpoint on a certain condition and offer, in general, an option to better this scenario.
Examples:
Gulliver's Journeys by Jonathan Swift
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
The Rise of Huckleberry Finn by George Orwell
17.Allegorical Novels
Allegorical Novels are those used to allude to another scenario in history. The narrative of the book, in this sense, has a symbolic significance beyond the words spoken. Criticism and religious, historic, social, political, or philosophical views often comprise allegorical novels.
Example:
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
The Chronicles of Narnia by CS Lewis
16.Satire Novels
Satirical books are the ones that try to make a specific aspect ridiculous so that the reader changes their views or at least reacts. Satirical novels show the author's viewpoint on a certain condition and offer, in general, an option to better this scenario.
Examples:
Gulliver's Journeys by Jonathan Swift
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
The Rise of Huckleberry Finn by George Orwell
17.Allegorical Novels
Allegorical Novels are those used to allude to another scenario in history. The narrative of the book, in this sense, has a symbolic significance beyond the words spoken. Criticism and religious, historic, social, political, or philosophical views often comprise allegorical novels.
Example:
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
The Chronicles of Narnia by CS Lewis
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