in the writing中的the是不是多余的

问题描述

Cooper is considered the first American writer in the writing three types of novels, namely, historical romance—The Spy, sea adventure tale—The Pilot and frontier novel—Leatherstocking Tales. 

请问：in the writing 的 the 是不是多余的？

老师答疑

童老师：

同意你的看法，这个 the 是多余的；如果确实有这个定冠词，那就有可能是在 writing 后面漏了一个介词 of，即：

Cooper is considered the first American writer in writing three types of novels…

Cooper is considered the first American writer in the writing of three types of novels…