Epistolary fiction - Revision history

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	'''Epistolary fiction''' is a story or novel told in the form of a series of letters; or, more broadly, diary entries or other documents.		'''Epistolary fiction''' is a story or novel told in the form of a series of letters; or, more broadly, diary entries or other documents. Its popularity during the Victorian era has led to a resurgence of the form in [[steampunk]] and other fiction taking place in alternative Victorian times.

	SF examples include:		SF examples include:
	* The Beatrice Letters by Lemony Snicket		* ''The Beatrice Letters'' by Lemony Snicket
	* Dracula by Bram Stoker (1897) includes a wide variety of correspondence		* ''Dracula'' by Bram Stoker (1897) includes a wide variety of correspondence
	* Emma Bull and Steven Brust's ''Freedom and Necessity'' (1997) is a recent example of letters, diary entries, and some live action		* Emma Bull and Steven Brust's ''Freedom and Necessity'' (1997) is a recent example of letters, diary entries, and some live action
	* Caroline Stevermer and Patricia Wrede collaborated on Sorcery and Cecelia or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot: Being the Correspondence of Two Young Ladies of Quality Regarding Various Magical Scandals in London and the Country (1988)~~, depicting an alternate Regency England~~; ~~its~~ sequel The Grand Tour: Being a Revelation of Matters of High Confidentiality and Greatest Importance, Including Extracts from the Intimate Diary of a Noblewoman and the Sworn Testimony of a Lady of Quality (2004), turns from letters to diary extracts and testimony.		* Caroline Stevermer and Patricia Wrede collaborated on ''Sorcery and Cecelia or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot: Being the Correspondence of Two Young Ladies of Quality Regarding Various Magical Scandals in London and the Country'' (1988); sequel ''The Grand Tour: Being a Revelation of Matters of High Confidentiality and Greatest Importance, Including Extracts from the Intimate Diary of a Noblewoman and the Sworn Testimony of a Lady of Quality'' (2004), turns from letters to diary extracts and testimony.
	* ''The Fox Woman'' by Kij Johnson is a series of diary entries		* ''The Fox Woman'' by Kij Johnson is a series of diary entries
	* The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova (2005) is a partial epistolary novel		* ''The Historian'' by Elizabeth Kostova (2005) is a partial epistolary novel


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	'''Epistolary fiction''' is a story or novel told in the form of a series of letters; or, more broadly, diary entries or other documents.		'''Epistolary fiction''' is a story or novel told in the form of a series of letters; or, more broadly, diary entries or other documents.

			SF examples include:
	* The Beatrice Letters by Lemony Snicket		* The Beatrice Letters by Lemony Snicket
	* Dracula by Bram Stoker (1897) includes a wide variety of correspondence		* Dracula by Bram Stoker (1897) includes a wide variety of correspondence

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'''Epistolary fiction''' is a story or novel told in the form of a series of letters; or, more broadly, diary entries or other documents.

* The Beatrice Letters by Lemony Snicket
* Dracula by Bram Stoker (1897) includes a wide variety of correspondence
* Emma Bull and Steven Brust's ''Freedom and Necessity'' (1997) is a recent example of letters, diary entries, and some live action
* Caroline Stevermer and Patricia Wrede collaborated on Sorcery and Cecelia or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot: Being the Correspondence of Two Young Ladies of Quality Regarding Various Magical Scandals in London and the Country (1988), depicting an alternate Regency England; its sequel The Grand Tour: Being a Revelation of Matters of High Confidentiality and Greatest Importance, Including Extracts from the Intimate Diary of a Noblewoman and the Sworn Testimony of a Lady of Quality (2004), turns from letters to diary extracts and testimony.
* ''The Fox Woman'' by Kij Johnson is a series of diary entries
* The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova (2005) is a partial epistolary novel

[[Category:Genres]]