Epistolary: adjective - of or pertaining to writing epistles or letters; in the
form of a letter or letters; contained in or conducted by letters.
Many novels have been written in the epistolary style: Frankenstein, 84 Charing Cross Road, and Flowers for Algernon, share the epistolary
structure. Most of the narrative comes to readers via letters or other forms of
correspondence instead of the more traditional storytelling style.
‘The epistolary novel, 84 Charing
Cross Road, transferred surprisingly well, from its series of letters
crossing the Atlantic, into a stage play and a movie.’
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