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An '''epistolary novel''', (from ''epistle'', a long, formal letter) is one in which the story unfolds through a series of letters, as opposed to a long narrative.
An '''epistolary novel''', (from ''epistle'', a long, formal letter) is one in which the story unfolds through a series of letters, as opposed to a long narrative.


[[Jane Austen]]'s little-known work ''[[Lady Susan]] is an example.
[[Jane Austen]]'s little-known work ''[[Lady Susan]] is an example.

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An epistolary novel, (from epistle, a long, formal letter) is one in which the story unfolds through a series of letters, as opposed to a long narrative.

Jane Austen's little-known work Lady Susan is an example.