Epistolary novels tell stories through letters written by one or more characters. Samuel Richardson's
Pamela (1740) is considered to be the first of this genre. While this literary technique is not as popular as it once was, it is definitely still around today. In an effort to stay current, authors are now incorporating email, IM, and chat to convey their characters' innermost thoughts and to present different characters’ point of view. Here are just a few of the epistolary novels available at the Austin Public Library:
Epistolary novels tell stories through letters written by one or more characters. Samuel Richardson's Pamela (1740) is considered to be the first of this genre. While this literary technique is not as popular as it once was, it is definitely still around today. In an effort to stay current, authors are now incorporating email, IM, and chat to convey their characters' innermost thoughts and to present different characters’ point of view. Here are just a few of the epistolary novels available at the Austin Public Library:
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