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Augustus

John Williams's Augustus, published in 1972, reconstructs the life of Rome's first emperor through fictional letters, di...

American Historical Ancient Rome Letters

9.18 Excellent

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Herzog

Saul Bellow's Herzog follows Moses Herzog, a middle-aged intellectual struggling with a broken marriage and a crisis of...

Classic American 20TH Century Literary

8.91 Great

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March

March presents a poignant account of the American Civil War through a series of letters. The novel details the experienc...

American Historical 2000S Civil War

8.46 Great

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Wieland

Wieland is an 1798 American Gothic novel by Charles Brockden Brown, written in an epistolary format from the perspective...

18TH Century American Gothic Letters

8.31 Great

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Wieland; or, The Transformation

'Wieland; or, The Transformation' is an epistolary Gothic novel written by American author Charles Brockden Brown, first...

American Gothic Letters Eighteenth Century

8.24 Great

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Fair and Tender Ladies

Lee Smith’s *Fair and Tender Ladies* presents a poignant story through a collection of letters. The novel explores the e...

American Appalachian 20TH Century Literary

8.18 Great

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The Tenant of Moonbloom

"The Tenant of Moonbloom" is a 1963 novel written by the American author Edward Lewis Wallant. The narrative centers on...

American Urban Literary Letters

8.14 Great

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Ella Minnow Pea

Ella Minnow Pea is a 2001 epistolary novel by American writer Mark Dunn. Told through letters exchanged by residents of...

American Satire 2000S Letters

7.89 Good

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Letters from a Slave Girl: The Story of Harriet Jacobs

Written by Mary E. Lyons and published in 1992, *Letters from a Slave Girl: The Story of Harriet Jacobs* is a biographic...

American Historical Young Adult Slavery

7.88 Good

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The Late George Apley

The Late George Apley is a 1937 novel by American author John P. Marquand, presented as a biography assembled from lette...

American Satire 20TH Century Biography

7.86 Good

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LETTERS

LETTERS is a 1979 epistolary novel by American author John Barth that integrates a complex metafictional structure. The...

American Experimental Postmodern Meta Fiction

7.83 Good

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Dear Justyce

Dear Justyce is a 2020 young adult novel by Nic Stone that serves as a companion to her 2017 novel Dear Martin. The narr...

American Sequel Young Adult Race

7.70 Good

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Last Days of Summer

"Last Days of Summer" is a 1998 epistolary novel written by Steve Kluger that utilizes a mix of letters, newspaper clipp...

American Baseball 1990S Ya

7.68 Good

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Because You'll Never Meet Me

Because You'll Never Meet Me is a young adult novel by American author Leah Thomas, published in 2015. The narrative is...

Young Adult Friendship Science Fiction Disability

7.66 Good

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Almost Like Being in Love

Almost Like Being in Love is a 2004 epistolary novel by Steve Kluger that chronicles a multi-decade romance using letter...

American Romance 2000S Documents

6.94 Fair

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P.S. Longer Letter Later

P.S. Longer Letter Later is a 1998 young adult epistolary novel co-written by Paula Danziger and Ann M. Martin. The stor...

American 1990S Friendship Ya

6.86 Fair

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Dear Everybody

Dear Everybody is an epistolary novel written by American author Michael Kimball, published in 2007. The narrative recon...

American 2000S Newspaper Diary

6.73 Fair

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Snail Mail No More

Snail Mail No More is a 1999 young adult epistolary novel by Paula Danziger and Ann M. Martin. The book presents its cha...

American 2000S Friendship Ya

6.67 Fair

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Boy Meets Girl

Boy Meets Girl is a 2004 romantic novel by American author Meg Cabot. It uses an epistolary structure, telling its workp...

American Comic Romance 2000S

6.34 Fair

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Every Boy's Got One

Every Boy's Got One is a 2005 romantic comedy novel by American author Meg Cabot. It uses an epistolary structure, prese...

American Comic Romance 2000S

6.21 Fair