Answer:
(i) By the late 19th century and early
20th century, written texts were often read aloud for several people to hear.
Sometimes, novels were also read in this way, but in general novels encouraged
reading alone and in silence.
(ii)
Individuals sitting at home or travelling in trains enjoyed them.
(iii)
Even in a crowded room, the novel offered a special world of imagination into
which the reader could slip into, and be all alone.
In this
way, reading a novel was more like daydreaming.
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