Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded - Samuel Richardson - Pamela; or, Virtue Rewarded is an epistolary novel first published in 1740 by English writer Samuel Richardson.
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'An underwater treasure-chest to be slowly unpacked, full of things I adore: nosy and loving families, epistolary romance, gorgeous worldbuilding, and anxious scholars doing their best to meet the world with kindness and curiosity' Freya Marske, author of A Marvellous LightA charming fantasy set in an underwater world with magical academia and a heartwarming penpal romance, perfect for fans of A Marvellous Light and Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries.
Ambrose Bierce's 'The Land Beyond the Blow' is a collection of short stories that delve into the supernatural and the unknown, creating a sense of ambiguity and mystery.
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Ancient epistolary fiction is a still largely under-explored field of research, at the intersection of studies on epistolography and on pseudepigraphy.
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El genero epistolar es ya muy antiguo y ya apenas usado, por su sabor romantico y de un tiempo en el que todo transcurria mas lento, la autora lo ha recuperado para reconvertirlo en prosa poetica y lanzar las cartas al aire, sin destinatario conocido, para asi curar las heridas del desamor y de la vida frenetica.
'Clarissa, or, the History of a Young Lady' tells the tragic story of a heroine whose quest for virtue is continually thwarted by her family, and is one of the longest novels in the English language.
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Fanny Burney's renowned epistolary novel is a satirical tale detailing a young woman's journey through eighteenth-century London's fashionable society.
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Through an analysis of a broad corpus of correspondences, novels and paintings, this book aims to re-establish the relevance of letter writing within Victorian culture.
Ancient epistolary fiction is a still largely under-explored field of research, at the intersection of studies on epistolography and on pseudepigraphy.
Las cartas que madame de Sévigné escribió a la condesa de Grignan, su hija, han pasado a la historia por ser una cima absoluta de la literatura epistolar, aún más, de la literatura amorosa.
Este libro nos presenta la historia de un hijo perdido, Miguel, que abandonó de joven su familia, que se casó en un país lejano y que, tras una vida poco ordenada, murió en otro país lejano en circunstancias poco claras.
Ein fulminanter Briefroman über Klassenunterschiede und die Schwierigkeiten, sich als Frau zu behaupten: Die 17-jährige Evelina ist im Haushalt eines englischen Landpfarrers aufgewachsen.
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