... novels such as Richardson's Pamela and Clarissa. However, since then, the epistolary form has not been consistently favoured by novelists, only being noticeably utilised in Swinburne's Love's Cross Currents and John Barth's Letters. Walker used this limited use of the form in twentieth century literature to her advantage enabling The Color Purple to have a greater impact on the reader as the epistolary ... ...

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