Novels are books which have one long story written in them. They are
works of prose fiction. They are longer than short stories and novellas.
There are many kinds. For example, some are adventure stories, like
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson. There are horror (scary)
stories like Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. There are also science fiction
novels like Dune by Frank Herbert, and humorous novels like Tom Sawyer
by Mark Twain.
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