Patronage
... that as "the first novel with a thesis", Patronage by Anglo-Irish writer Maria Edgeworth, published in 1814, opened the way for the historical novels of Sir Walter Scott?
... that as "the first <a href="./Novel" id="mwCBw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Novel">novel</a> with a <a href="./Thesis_statement" id="mwCB0" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Thesis statement">thesis</a>", <i id="mwCB4"><b id="mwCB8"><a href="./Patronage_(novel)" id="mwCCA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Patronage (novel)">Patronage</a></b></i> by <a class="mw-redirect" href="./Anglo-Irish" id="mwCCE" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Anglo-Irish">Anglo-Irish</a> writer <a href="./Maria_Edgeworth" id="mwCCI" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Maria Edgeworth">Maria Edgeworth</a>, published in 1814, opened the way for the <a class="mw-redirect" href="./Historical_novel" id="mwCCM" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Historical novel">historical novels</a> of <a class="mw-redirect" href="./Sir_Walter_Scott" id="mwCCQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Sir Walter Scott">Sir Walter Scott</a>?