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Great Epistolary Books (Written in Letters, Diary Entries, and Prayers)

One of the oldest English literary styles, the epistolary novel (a book written through a series of letter, diary entries, or even prayers to God) has not only survived the test of time, but it still popular to thi day. Unlike first-person narration, each "chapter" is written like it's addressed to a specific person, which lets the reader feel they're a part of something private and intimate.
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Pamela (Samuel Richardson)
Pamela
Samuel Richardson
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Dracula (Bram Stoker)
Dracula
Bram Stoker
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The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
Alice Walker
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The Screwtape Letters (C.S. Lewis)
The Screwtape Letters
C.S. Lewis
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Les Liaisons Dangereuses (Choderlos De Laclos)
Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Choderlos De Laclos
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The Sorrows of Young Werther (Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe)
The Sorrows of Young Werther
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
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Where'd You Go Bernadette (Maria Semple)
Where'd You Go Bernadette
Maria Semple
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Carrie (Stephen King)
Carrie
Stephen King
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World War Z (Max Brooks)
World War Z
Max Brooks
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The Woman in White (Wilkie Collins)
The Woman in White
Wilkie Collins
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Ella Minnow Pea (Mark Dunn)
Ella Minnow Pea
Mark Dunn
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The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (Anne Brontë)
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
Anne Brontë
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Flowers for Algernon (Daniel Keyes)
Flowers for Algernon
Daniel Keyes
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The Beatrice Letters (Lemony Snickett)
The Beatrice Letters
Lemony Snickett
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Poor Folk
Poor Folk
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The Boy Next Door
The Boy Next Door
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Boy Meets Girl
Boy Meets Girl
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Every Boy's Got One
Every Boy's Got One
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84, Charing Cross Road (Helene Hanff)
84, Charing Cross Road
Helene Hanff
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The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (Mary Ann Shaffer)
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
Mary Ann Shaffer
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Boy, Snow, Bird (Helen Oyeyemi)
Boy, Snow, Bird
Helen Oyeyemi
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Daddy Long Legs (Jean Webster)
Daddy Long Legs
Jean Webster
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We Need to Talk About Kevin (Lionel Shriver)
We Need to Talk About Kevin
Lionel Shriver
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Lady Susan (Jane Austen)
Lady Susan
Jane Austen
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Griffin and Sabine
Griffin and Sabine
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Bridget Jones's Diary (Helen Fielding)
Bridget Jones's Diary
Helen Fielding
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Evelina
Evelina
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The Moonstone (Wilkie Collins)
The Moonstone
Wilkie Collins
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The Historian (Elizabeth Kostova)
The Historian
Elizabeth Kostova
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Youth in Revolt (C.D. Payne)
Youth in Revolt
C.D. Payne
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Anne of Windy Poplars (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Windy Poplars
L.M. Montgomery
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Jpod
Jpod
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Ttyl
Ttyl
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Ttfn (Lauren Myracle)
Ttfn
Lauren Myracle
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L8r G8r (Lauren Myracle)
L8r G8r
Lauren Myracle
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The Princess Diaries
The Princess Diaries
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Roomies (Sara Zarr and Tara Altebrando)
Roomies
Sara Zarr and Tara Altebrando
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Absolutely Normal Chaos (Sharon Creech)
Absolutely Normal Chaos
Sharon Creech
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Love, Rosie (Cecelia Ahern)
Love, Rosie
Cecelia Ahern
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Jeff Kinney)
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Jeff Kinney
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