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The Yellow Wallpaper

The Yellow Wallpaper is an American novel presented as diary entries detailing the deteriorating mental state of a young...

American 19TH Century Gothic Feminist

9.3 Excellent

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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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Address Unknown

Kressmann Taylor’s Address Unknown presents a chilling portrayal of escalating tensions in pre-World War II Europe. The...

Classic 20TH Century Political 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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The Last Letters of Jacopo Ortis

Ugo Foscolo’s *The Last Letters of Jacopo Ortis* presents a poignant narrative through a collection of correspondence. P...

Romantic Italian Classic 19TH Century

8.1 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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Delphine

*Delphine* is a 1802 epistolary novel by Germaine de Staël, notable for its feminist critique of French society and the...

Classic French 19TH Century Romance

7.6 Good

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Redgauntlet

*Redgauntlet* is an 1824 historical novel by Scottish author Walter Scott, uniquely structured as an epistolary narrativ...

Classic 19TH Century Historical Scottish

7.4 Good

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Memoirs of Miss Sidney Bidulph

*Memoirs of Miss Sidney Bidulph* is a 1761 British epistolary novel by Frances Sheridan, widely praised by contemporarie...

18TH Century Classic English Sentimental

7.2 Good

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Leonora

*Leonora* is a 1806 epistolary novel by Irish author Maria Edgeworth, notable for its satirical critique of upper-class...

Classic 19TH Century Romance Irish

6.8 Fair

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The Black Robe

*The Black Robe* is an 1881 epistolary novel by English author Wilkie Collins that critiques the manipulative influence...

Classic 19TH Century Mystery Gothic

6.7 Fair

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Letters from Hell

*Letters from Hell* is an 1866 Danish epistolary novel by Valdemar Thisted, structured as a series of letters from the u...

Classic Danish 19TH Century Supernatural

6.5 Fair