swap_horiz The Coquette 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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Augustus

"Augustus" is a 1972 historical novel by American author John Williams that won the National Book Award for Fiction. The...

American Historical Ancient Rome Letters

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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Clarissa

Clarissa, or, the History of a Young Lady is a 1748 epistolary novel by English author Samuel Richardson. Told through l...

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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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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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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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

8.3 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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Last Letters of Jacopo Ortis

Last Letters of Jacopo Ortis is an epistolary novel by the Italian writer Ugo Foscolo, published in an important revised...

Italian 19TH Century Tragedy Letters

8.2 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

8.2 Great

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84, Charing Cross Road

84, Charing Cross Road is an autobiographical epistolary book by the American writer Helene Hanff, published in 1970. It...

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 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

8.1 Great

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Arthur Mervyn

Arthur Mervyn; or, Memoirs of the Year 1793 is a novel by American author Charles Brockden Brown, first published in two...

18TH Century American Gothic Letters

7.5 Good

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Charlotte Temple

Charlotte Temple is a seduction novel by British-American author Susanna Haswell Rowson, first published in England in 1...

18TH Century American Seduction Letters

6.7 Fair

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Julia de Roubigné

Henry Mackenzie's 1777 epistolary novel details the tragic decline of a French woman trapped in a loveless marriage, not...

18TH Century Tragedy Scottish Sentimental

6.1 Fair

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The Power of Sympathy

Written by William Hill Brown in 1789, The Power of Sympathy is widely recognized as the first novel published in the Un...

18TH Century American Early American Epistolary

4.8 Poor