What were the reasons for the popularity of novels?

 

---

There were several reasons for its popularity.

(i)The worlds created by novels were absorbing and believable, and seemingly real.

(ii)While reading novels, the reader was transported to another person’s world, and began looking at life as it was experienced by the characters of the novel.

(iii)Besides, novels allowed individuals the pleasure of reading in private, as well as the joy of publicly reading or discussing stories with friends or relatives.