Novels

British  

/ ˈnɒvəlz /

plural noun

1. Roman law the new statutes of Justinian and succeeding emperors supplementing the Institutes, Digest, and Code: now forming part of the Corpus Juris Civilis

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Etymology

Origin of Novels

Latin Novellae ( constitūtiōnēs ) new (laws)

Example Sentences

And perhaps the reason so many adaptations have been made of the six canonical novels—as well as such Austen-adjacent improvisations as “Becoming Jane” with Anne Hathaway and “The Other Bennet Sister,” which will make its BritBox debut May 6.

From The Wall Street Journal

Multiple versions of some novels are in the mix.

From The Wall Street Journal

These are the techniques that Mr. Lerner transposes to his novels.

From The Wall Street Journal

Like in the movies and romance novels.

From Literature

This complex relationship to the West in general and Texas—McMurtry’s home state—in particular courses through the McMurtry oeuvre of novels, screenplays, nonfiction and criticism.

From The Wall Street Journal