Excerpt: [h/t Book, Inq.]
Epistolary fiction is a popular genre where the narrative is told via a series of documents. You have almost certainly read one of these books. Letters are the most common basis for epistolary novels but diary entries are also popular. The word epistolary comes from Latin where epistola means a letter.
In the days before emails and text messages, letters were an essential part of everyday life and it was only natural for authors to embrace this form of communication.
This genre became very popular in the 18th century...
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