VIII. Epistolary Fiction (Particularly the Novel) in France and Italy

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Foreword VII
3. Contents IX
4. I. The Development of the Literary Epistle 1
5. II. The Letter-Writer 20
6. III. The Vitalization of the Letter 27
7. IV.The Fictional Outposts and the Pre-Richardsonian Letter Story 40
8. V. Samuel Richardson and His Development of the Epistolary Novel 60
9. VI. The Epistolary Novel from Richardson to 1800 99
10. VII. The Epistolary Novel in England since 1800 156
11. VIII. Epistolary Fiction (Particularly the Novel) in France and Italy 181
12. IX. Epistolary Fiction in America 195
13. Conclusion 215
14. Bibliography 217
15. Index 257