swap_horiz Delphine 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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Nausea

Nausea is a 1938 novel by French author Jean-Paul Sartre presented as a series of letters and journal entries. It explor...

Classic French Existential 1930S

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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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

7

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

9

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

10

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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Cárcel de amor

*Cárcel de amor* is a 1485 Spanish romance novel by Diego de San Pedro notable as an early masterpiece of the epistolary...

Classic Spanish Romance 15TH Century

7.5 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

13

Aline and Valcour

*Aline and Valcour* is an 1793 epistolary novel by the Marquis de Sade, notable for contrasting natural virtue with phil...

18TH Century Classic French Philosophical

7.2 Good

14

The History of Emily Montague

*The History of Emily Montague* is a 1769 epistolary novel by Frances Brooke, notable for being set in colonial Canada a...

18TH Century Classic Canadian Romance

6.9 Fair

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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

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Clara Howard

*Clara Howard* is an 1801 epistolary novel by American author Charles Brockden Brown, notable for its psychological expl...

Classic American 19TH Century Sentimental

5.9 Mediocre

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Lettres de Mistriss Fanny Butlerd

Published in 1757, Marie-Jeanne Riccoboni's French novel Lettres de Mistriss Fanny Butlerd uses emotional correspondence...

18TH Century French Romance Epistolary

5.3 Mediocre

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Lettres de Milady Juliette Catesby

Marie-Jeanne Riccoboni's 1759 novel Lettres de Milady Juliette Catesby employs a letter format to explore themes of fema...

18TH Century French Romance Epistolary

5.3 Mediocre