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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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Salt to the Sea

"Salt to the Sea" is a 2016 historical fiction novel written by Ruta Sepetys and published by Philomel Books. The narrat...

Historical World War Ii Young Adult Letters

8.72 Great

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The Book of Daniel

The Book of Daniel is a 1971 historical novel by the American author E. L. Doctorow. The narrative is presented through...

American Historical Political Documents

8.36 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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The Lady's Guide to Celestial Mechanics

*The Lady's Guide to Celestial Mechanics* is a 2019 historical romance novel written by Olivia Waite. Set in 19th-centur...

Science Historical Romance Queer

8.12 Great

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Jerusalem's Lot

Jerusalem's Lot is a horror short story by Stephen King, first published in his 1978 collection Night Shift. Presented e...

Horror Historical Gothic Vampires

8.08 Great

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Lincoln in the Bardo

Lincoln in the Bardo is a 21st-century novel employing an epistolary format. It presents a unique interpretation of Abra...

American 21ST Century Historical Literary

8.05 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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The Last September

The Last September is a 1929 novel by the Anglo-Irish author Elizabeth Bowen. The narrative takes place at Danielstown,...

Historical Romance War Irish

7.78 Good

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Letters from a Slave Boy: The Story of Joseph Jacobs

Letters from a Slave Boy: The Story of Joseph Jacobs is a historical epistolary novel written by Mary E. Lyons and publi...

American Historical Young Adult Slavery

7.32 Good

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The Egyptologist

The Egyptologist is a 2004 novel by American writer Arthur Phillips, set against the background of an archaeological exc...

American Mystery Historical Letters

6.85 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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Between Friends

Between Friends is an epistolary novel that relies on a series of exchanged letters to intimately explore the enduring c...

American 2000S Friendship Letters

6.62 Fair