Eloisa
- Approximate level
- B2
- Length
- 317,682 words
- Reading time
- 26 h 28 min
- Chapters
- 173
- Language
- English
- On Project Gutenberg since
- 2025
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This epistolary novel from the eighteenth century follows a tutor who finds himself in a difficult position while teaching a young woman. The language is formal and reflects the sophisticated style of its era. You will encounter complex sentence structures and a vocabulary focused on moral dilemmas and personal emotions. Reading this book requires patience as the characters express their thoughts through long and detailed letters. It is a demanding text that explores themes of duty, social class, and unrequited love.
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Subjects
- Psychological fiction
- Epistolary fiction
- Women -- Fiction
- Man-woman relationships -- Fiction
- French fiction -- Translations into English
- Alps Region -- History -- 18th century -- Fiction
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How long does it take to read?
About 26 h 28 min at a native pace, spread over 173 chapters. In a foreign language plan for more: half an hour a day finishes a book of this size in a few weeks.
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