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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) | * 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 | ||
[[Category:Genres]] | [[Category:Genres]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:10, 13 March 2007
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:
- 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); 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