# silver fork novel

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A 19th-century genre of English literature that depicted the lives of the upper class and the aristocracy.

## Etymology
Coined by English essayist and writer William Hazlitt in 1827.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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