Eighteenth-Century Characters

Below I have posted a series on 18th century literary characters. These are based on Elaine M. McGirr's Eighteenth-Century Characters, A Guide to the Literature of the Age. The book, which discusses the characters as well as a few more in a more thorough way than mine, can be bought at amazon.co.uk.

The characters discussed in my series are:

• The Rake
• The Fop and The Macaroni
• The Country Gentleman
• The Cit
• Female Characters
• The Coquette and The Prude
• The Country Maid and The Town Lady
• The Learned Lady and Female of Wit

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