swap_horiz Shamela 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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A Journal of the Plague Year

Daniel Defoe’s *A Journal of the Plague Year* offers a detailed account of the 1665 outbreak in London through a series...

Journal 18TH Century Classic English

8.8 Great

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Clarissa

Samuel Richardson's 1748 novel explores the tragic violation of a virtuous heroine, noted for its profound psychological...

18TH Century Tragedy English Epistolary

8.7 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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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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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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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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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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Lady Susan

Jane Austen's early short epistolary novel centers on a manipulative widow seeking advantageous marriages, and it is not...

18TH Century English Courtship Austen

7.2 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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The Expedition of Humphry Clinker

Tobias Smollett's 1771 humorous epistolary novel details a family's journey through Britain, widely considered the autho...

Travel 18TH Century Comedy English

7.1 Good

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Desmond

*Desmond* is a 1792 epistolary novel by Charlotte Smith, notable as a radical political work that openly supported the e...

18TH Century Classic Political English

7.0 Good

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The Sylph

*The Sylph* is a 1779 epistolary novel by Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, noted for its sharp satirical crit...

18TH Century Classic Gothic English

6.4 Fair

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Hermsprong, or Man as He Is Not

*Hermsprong, or Man as He Is Not* is a 1796 epistolary novel by British author Robert Bage satirizing English convention...

18TH Century English Satirical Letters

6.0 Fair

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The Anti-Pamela; or, Feign'd Innocence Detected

*The Anti-Pamela* is a 1741 satirical epistolary novel by Eliza Haywood that parodies Samuel Richardson's *Pamela* by de...

18TH Century Satire Parody English

6.0 Fair

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The History of Jemmy and Jenny Jessamy

*The History of Jemmy and Jenny Jessamy* is a 1751 epistolary novel by British author Eliza Haywood detailing the social...

18TH Century Romance English Letters

5.4 Mediocre