swap_horiz Redgauntlet 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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Memoirs of Hadrian

Memoirs of Hadrian is a classic novel presented as a series of letters written by Roman Emperor Hadrian himself. Notewor...

Classic Historical 1950S Roman

9.1 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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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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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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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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Poor Folk

Fyodor Dostoevsky's debut 1846 epistolary novel depicts the tragic lives of impoverished cousins exchanging letters, est...

Russian 19TH Century Poverty Social Realism

7.3 Good

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Freedom and Necessity

Co-authored by Emma Bull and Steven Brust, Freedom and Necessity is a 1997 historical fantasy novel notable for using le...

Fantasy Historical 1990S Diary

7.3 Good

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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

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Anne of Windy Poplars

Anne of Windy Poplars is a 1936 epistolary novel by Canadian author L.M. Montgomery, notable for continuing the famous s...

Classic Canadian 20TH Century School

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

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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