*till the appearance of Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility in 1811 Sir Walter Scott's Waverley in 1814 there would again be works of prose fiction that ranked with the masterpieces of Richardson,Fielding,Sterne,and Smollett.❖ till the appearance of Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility in 1811 Sir Walter Scott’s Waverley in 1814 ❖ there would again be works of prose fiction that ranked with the masterpieces of Richardson, Fielding, Sterne, and Smollett