This corpus consists of novels published during the Long Eighteenth Century in England. They can be dated to the period between 1680 and 1820. Since the data is representing works from British literature, all authors are either from Great Britain or Ireland. The selected novels are available in .txt format for reading and further analysis.

Collection Process

The list of novels selected for this project, due to the amount, was difficult to complete. There are, of course, several authors that are still known and famous for their written works, like Daniel Defoe, Samuel Richardson or Jane Austen. Secondary literature on novels of the Long Eighteenth Century helped to manage the task at hand, including almanacs and anthologies. Researching the publishing dates and backing up the information, the list of novels grew steadily. The availability of the written works soon turned out to have a focus on the second half of the selected period of time.

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Distribution of Works in the Corpus over Time

Number of Works per Author in the Corpus