When did novels first become popular?

Graphic novels started gaining popularity in the late 20th century, especially in the 1980s and 1990s.

Zombie stories have been around for quite a while, but they really gained popularity in the late 20th century, especially with movies and TV shows like 'Night of the Living Dead'.

Qidian was founded in 2003 and was one of the earliest online novel platforms in China. It was also one of the largest online literature platforms in China. The earliest popularity of online novels could be traced back to the late 1990s, when the Internet began to spread and people began to read books on computers. With the development of the internet, online literature also gradually rose. The earliest online literature works usually appeared in the form of short stories, and then gradually developed into long novels. They gradually got rid of the shackles of traditional literature and paid more attention to entertainment and imagination. Nowadays, online literature had become an important part of Chinese literature and one of the important forces in the Chinese literature market.

Novels have been popular for centuries, but their widespread popularity really took off in the 18th and 19th centuries with the works of authors like Jane Austen and Charles Dickens.

Novels started to gain popularity in the 18th and 19th centuries, with works by authors like Jane Austen and Charles Dickens attracting a wide readership.

The origin of fantasy novels in China can be traced back to the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties. Fantasy novels usually included myths, legends, science fiction, martial arts, and many other elements. They often described supernatural forces and mysterious events. There were many representative works such as "The Romance of the Gods","Journey to the West","Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio", etc.

The rise of online novels can be traced back to the late 1990s. At that time, with the popularity of the Internet, people began to access the Internet through computer web browser, thus discovering a new way of reading-online novels. The characteristics of online novels were that they had a wide range of content and various forms, including romance, fantasy, science fiction, history, military, and other types of novels. They often had a lot of space to describe the plot and the relationship between the characters, so they were very suitable for spreading and reading on the Internet. The rise of online novels was influenced by many factors such as people's reading needs and the rapid development of Internet technology. It became a new literary form and cultural phenomenon.

The origin of the prehistoric novels could be traced back to ancient China. One of the most famous novels was Journey to the West. However, the rise of prehistoric novels can be traced back to the 1980s, when a novel called "Primordial Myths" appeared. The novel attracted many readers with its unique style and plot. After that, the prehistoric novels gradually became popular and became one of the important schools of modern online novels.

The rise of online novels can be traced back to the early 1990s. With the popularity of the Internet and the continuous development of computer technology, more and more people began to read literary works through computers. During this period, online literature gradually formed. With the development of the internet, the forms of online novels were constantly being created. There were many different types of novels, such as fantasy, science fiction, romance, history, and so on.

The rise of online novels could be traced back to the early 1990s, but it became popular after 2000. Around 2007, online novels began to show explosive growth. With the popularity of the Internet and the popularity of smart phones, the readership of online novels continued to expand. By 2010, online novels had become one of the most popular literary forms in China and had a certain degree of influence on a global scale. Nowadays, online novels had become a huge industry, attracting a large number of authors and readers.