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Humphry Clinker is an 18th-century English novel written by Tobias Smollett. It’s a picaresque tale told through letters and multiple perspectives, offering a satirical look at British life during a lengthy journey. The story follows the misadventures of its characters as they travel across England....

Yours Truly is a 2023 contemporary romance novel by Abby Jimenez and the second book associated with the Part of Your World series. It follows emergency-room physicians Briana Ortiz and Jacob Maddox, whose tense first impressions change as they exchange candid handwritten letters. The story uses wor...

Pierre de Marivaux’s *La vie de Marianne* is a significant 18th-century French novel presented as an epistolary account. The story follows Marianne's romantic pursuits through a series of letters and events, showcasing a picaresque narrative with a female protagonist. Marivaux masterfully combines...

Clarissa, or, the History of a Young Lady is a 1748 epistolary novel by English author Samuel Richardson. Told through letters between characters, the novel explores the story of Clarissa Harlowe, a virtuous young woman from a middle-class family who is pursued and eventually violated by Robert Love...

The Flatshare is a 2019 contemporary romance novel and the debut of British author Beth O'Leary. It follows Tiffy Moore and Leon Twomey, strangers who occupy the same London flat and use the same bed at different times because their work schedules do not overlap. Their relationship develops through...

You've Got Mail (1998) is an American romantic comedy directed by Nora Ephron, starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan, set around early internet email culture and loosely inspired by the 1940 Ernst Lubitsch film The Shop Around the Corner.

Samuel Richardson was an 18th-century English writer and printer who played a foundational role in the development of the English novel. He is best known for pioneering the epistolary format, using a series of letters to detail the inner thoughts and psychological development of his characters. His...

Dear Committee Members is an epistolary novel written by Julie Schumacher and published in 2014. The narrative is constructed entirely through a series of letters of recommendation written by Jason T. Fitger, a deeply cynical and beleaguered professor of creative writing at a mediocre liberal arts c...

Pack Up the Moon is a 2021 novel by Kristan Higgins about Joshua Park, a young widower grieving the death of his wife, Lauren, from a terminal illness. Before her death, Lauren prepares a sequence of letters for him to open monthly, each encouraging him to face a different part of life without her....

To Sir Phillip, with Love is the fifth novel in Julia Quinn's Bridgerton series. The historical romance follows Eloise Bridgerton after she begins a secret correspondence with Sir Phillip Crane, a widowed botanist whom she has not yet met in person. Their letters lead Eloise from the familiar Bridge...

Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded is an epistolary novel by Samuel Richardson, first published in 1740. Told through Pamela Andrews's letters and other first-person documents, it follows a young maidservant who resists the sexual advances and coercion of her employer, Mr. B, while negotiating questions of...

Lettres d’une Péruvienne is an epistolary novel by Françoise de Graffigny, first published in French in 1747. It presents the experiences of Zilia, an Inca princess separated from her home and brought into contact with European society. Through her letters, the novel examines cultural displacement,...

Lettres de la Marquise de M*** au Comte de R*** is a French epistolary novel by Claude Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, known as Crébillon fils. Published in 1732, it presents a seduction narrative entirely through letters written by the marquise to the count. The epistolary form restricts the story to...

The History of Sir Charles Grandison is an epistolary novel by Samuel Richardson, first published in 1753. Told through letters, it follows Sir Charles Grandison and the people involved in his courtships, friendships, and moral decisions. The novel presents an ideal of male virtue while examining ma...

Lettres de Milady Juliette Catesby is an epistolary novel by the French writer Marie-Jeanne Riccoboni, first published in 1759. The work is presented through letters attributed to its central character, allowing personal experiences, relationships, and moral judgments to unfold through correspondenc...

The Power of Sympathy, or The Triumph of Nature, is an American sentimental novel written by William Hill Brown and published in 1789. It is told through letters, using the epistolary form to examine seduction, concealed family relationships, emotional judgment, and the moral education of women. Lit...