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Fielding

Novelist, referenced in the preface.

minor

First appearance: preface to the third edition

See Fielding in preface to the third editionBook page

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MAMackenzieTHThackerayEWEdward WaverleyARAunt RachelRWRichard WaverleyFIFielding

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  • Other

Character groups

  • Minor and Historical Figures
  • Protagonist
  • Central Jacobite and Waverley Circle

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SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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See Fielding in preface to the third edition