English critics called it: 'the rise of the novel', bith or rise of the modern novel which refer to the hypothesis that the modern novel was born in England in the eighteenth century

English critics called it: 'the rise of the novel', bith or rise of the modern novel which refer to the hypothesis that the modern novel was born in England in the eighteenth century . Defoe was the first modern novelist. His puritanichal upbringing was important in the development of his realistic method. In the end we have his opportunist attitude which we can see in his political activities and his work as a spy. Defoe saw a large number of people who wanted to read and he gave them the chance . Defoe created the novel, wrote a lot and very quickly because of his need for money. (The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders. Editon by Javier Sanchez Diez. Catedra. Letras Universales. 1999.) (A Literary History of England. Edited by Albert C. Baugh. 2^nd edition. 1967)