epistolary
/ɪˈpɪstəˌlɛri/
adjective
- Relating to or consisting of letters (written messages).
- Historians value epistolary documents for their personal insights into the past.
- The novel is written in an epistolary style, made up of letters between the characters.
- She kept an epistolary friendship with her pen pal for over ten years.
- Relating to a literary work that is composed of letters, diary entries, or other documents.
- The author chose an epistolary format to give readers direct access to the characters' thoughts.
- Epistolary fiction became especially popular in the 18th century.
- Many classic epistolary novels, like 'Dracula', use letters to build suspense.