Eighteenth century period is supposed to be very fertile period in the development of prose work. The writer slowly turned into reasonable things. The prose was thought to be a good medium in order to express more elaborate ideas and arguments. The earlier development in journalism also gave rise to prose work to some extent. - See more at: http://www.bachelorandmaster.com/englishperiods/eighteenth-century-prose.html#.V9luX1WLTIU