The first in-depth account of fictional sequels in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, this examines cases of prose fiction works being continued by multiple writers, reading them for evidence of Early Modern attitudes towards authorship, originality, and literary property.

List of Illustrations Acknowledgements 1. Introduction: Works of Another Hand 2. The 'Perfect-Unperfect' Arcadia 3. Approaches to Authorship in the Arcadia Continuations 4. Rogues and Pilgrims: Two Restoration Bestsellers 5. Samuel Richardson vs. the 'High Life Men' 6. Closing the Circle: Clarissa and Sir Charles Grandison Conclusion: The Fall of the Sequel Notes Bibliography Index

Natasha Simonova completed her PhD at the University of Edinburgh, where she currently holds a postdoctoral fellowship at the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities. She also writes fiction.