The document defines different types of novels including autobiographical novels, epistolary novels, social realism novels, historical novels, novels of manners, and mystery novels. It provides examples for each type, such as Charles Dickens' David Copperfield as an autobiographical novel and Samuel Richardson's Pamela and Clarissa as epistolary novels told through letters. The document also introduces Jane Austen as an English novelist known for her realistic portrayals of the landed gentry through works like Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Emma, Northanger Abbey, and Persuasion.