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The Greatest Framing Devices in Literature

And so, he began to tell me his tale...
One of the oldest and best-used literary devices, the framing device is a narrative technique in which a story is surrounded ("framed") by a secondary story, creating a story within a story. The inner story, or collection of stories, is usually the bulk of the work, or serves to give the outer story greater meaning and context. Below are some of the greatest use of framing devices used to connect and contextualize several narrative threads.
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The Odyssey
The Odyssey
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Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights
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The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
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Frankenstein
Frankenstein
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Mahabharata
Mahabharata
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A Prayer for Owen Meany
A Prayer for Owen Meany
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The Wizard of Oz (L. Frank Baum)
The Wizard of Oz (L. Frank Baum)
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Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland
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Through the Looking Glass
Through the Looking Glass
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The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (Roald Dahl)
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (Roald Dahl)
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The Neverending Story
The Neverending Story
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A Tale for the Time Being
A Tale for the Time Being
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The Decameron
The Decameron
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I, Robot (Isaac Asimov)
I, Robot (Isaac Asimov)
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The Canterbury Tales (Geoffrey Chaucer)
The Canterbury Tales (Geoffrey Chaucer)
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One Thousand and One Nights
One Thousand and One Nights
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The Green Mile (Stephen King)
The Green Mile (Stephen King)
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Heart of Darkness (Joseph Conrad)
Heart of Darkness (Joseph Conrad)
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Lord Jim
Lord Jim
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Ramayana
Ramayana
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Metamorphoses
Metamorphoses
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The Sandman Worlds' End
The Sandman Worlds' End
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The Sketch Book
The Sketch Book
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Ethan Frome
Ethan Frome
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The Princess Bride
The Princess Bride
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Pilgrim's Progress (John Bunyan)
Pilgrim's Progress (John Bunyan)
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Don Quixote (Miguel De Cervantes)
Don Quixote (Miguel De Cervantes)
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Cloud Atlas (David Mitchell)
Cloud Atlas (David Mitchell)
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Symposium
Symposium
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World War Z (Max Brooks)
World War Z (Max Brooks)
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The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
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Oryx and Crake (Margaret Atwood)
Oryx and Crake (Margaret Atwood)
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Cat's Eye
Cat's Eye
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She Weeps Each Time You're Born (Quan)
She Weeps Each Time You're Born (Quan)
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The Russlander (Sandra Birdsell)
The Russlander (Sandra Birdsell)
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If on a Winter's Night a Traveler
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler
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Invisible Cities
Invisible Cities
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Pale Fire
Pale Fire
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Ada or Ardor (Vladimir Nabokov)
Ada or Ardor (Vladimir Nabokov)
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The Man Who Was Thursday
The Man Who Was Thursday
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