"The study here offered ... had its origin in a Harvard doctoral dissertation, but it has since been much reshaped and greatly reduced in proportions."-- Preface.
Appendixed: A. Alphabetical list of epistolary fiction, 1740-1840 -- B. Chronological list of epistolary fiction, 1740-1840 -- C. Epistolary fiction in verse, 1766-1835 -- D. Illustrative list of epistolary fiction in periodicals.