swap_horiz Charlotte Temple Alternatives

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Clarissa; or, The History of a Young Lady

Samuel Richardson’s *Clarissa; or, The History of a Young Lady* is an 18th-century English novel presented entirely as l...

18TH Century Classic Tragedy English

9.2 Excellent

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Herzog

Herzog, a 20th-century American novel by Saul Bellow, presents a profound exploration of identity and disillusionment. T...

Classic American 20TH Century Literary

8.9 Great

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Persian Letters

Montesquieu’s *Persian Letters* presents a satirical critique of 18th-century France through a series of fabricated lett...

18TH Century Classic French Satire

8.7 Great

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Julie; or, The New Heloise

Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s *Julie; or, The New Heloise* is an 18th-century French epistolary novel presented entirely as a...

18TH Century Classic French Romance

8.6 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

8.5 Great

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La Religieuse

Denis Diderot’s *La Religieuse* is an 18th-century French novel presented as a series of letters. The story follows a yo...

18TH Century French Convent Letters

8.4 Great

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Letters from a Peruvian Woman

Françoise de Graffigny’s *Letters from a Peruvian Woman* presents a fictional correspondence offering insights into colo...

18TH Century Classic French Outsider

8.2 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

8.2 Great

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84, Charing Cross Road

Helene Hanff's 1970 book is an autobiographical epistolary work compiling twenty years of correspondence between the Ame...

American 20TH Century Correspondence Letters

8.1 Great

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Cartas marruecas

*Cartas marruecas*, written by José Cadalso, presents a satirical examination of Spanish society in the 18th century. Th...

18TH Century Classic Spanish Satire

8.1 Great

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Lettres Persanes

Montesquieu's 1721 epistolary novel uses letters between Persian visitors in Europe to satirize French society and polit...

18TH Century French Satire Philosophical

8.0 Great

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The Late George Apley

Written by American author John P. Marquand, The Late George Apley is a 1937 epistolary novel that satirizes upper-class...

American Satire 20TH Century Biography

7.9 Good

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Ella Minnow Pea

Published in 2001 by Mark Dunn, Ella Minnow Pea is an epistolary novel notable for its clever lipogrammatic structure as...

American Satire 2000S Letters

7.9 Good

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Julie, ou la Nouvelle Héloïse

Jean-Jacques Rousseau's 1761 epistolary novel explores forbidden love and natural virtue, becoming an unprecedented best...

18TH Century French Philosophical Romance

7.8 Good

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Last Days of Summer

Published in 1998, Last Days of Summer by Steve Kluger is an epistolary novel notable for using letters and newspaper cl...

American Baseball 1990S Ya

7.7 Good

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An Apology for the Life of Mrs. Shamela Andrews

*An Apology for the Life of Mrs. Shamela Andrews* is a 1741 satirical novella by Henry Fielding that parodies Samuel Ric...

18TH Century Satire Parody English

7.6 Good

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Evelina

Frances Burney's 1778 epistolary novel follows a young woman navigating the complexities of high society, credited with...

18TH Century Coming Of Age English Letters

7.5 Good

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The Whisperer in Darkness

*The Whisperer in Darkness* is a 1931 science fiction and horror novella by American author H. P. Lovecraft, presented a...

American Horror 20TH Century Lovecraftian

7.4 Good

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The Coquette

Hannah Webster Foster's 1797 novel The Coquette uses a series of letters to dramatize the true story of a woman's tragic...

18TH Century American Tragedy Seduction

6.4 Fair

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The Power of Sympathy

Written by William Hill Brown in 1789, The Power of Sympathy is widely recognized as the first novel published in the Un...

18TH Century American Early American Epistolary

4.8 Poor