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Lesbian & Sapphic FictionHistorical Fiction

The Sealed Letter

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  • 2008 first published
  • 407 pages
  • 14 editions
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Emma Donoghue's The Sealed Letter (2008) is a sapphic fiction and historical fiction novel. It takes readers to Great Britain and Grande-Bretagne in 1800–1950. It features Helen Codrington (d. 1876), Henry John Codrington Sir (1808-1877) and Emily Faithfull (1836?-1895). Readers will find themes of Divorce, stonrewall Book Awards, Biographical and divorced people.

6 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 14 editions.

It runs to roughly 407 pages — 7–8 hours of reading at an average pace.

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Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Era

Characters

  • Helen Codrington (d. 1876)
  • Henry John Codrington Sir (1808-1877)
  • Emily Faithfull (1836?-1895)
  • Helen Codrington (m 1876)
  • Henry John Codrington (1808-1877)
  • Helen Codrington (-1876)

Subjects

  • Triangles, Interpersonal relations
  • Divorce
  • Romans, nouvelles
  • Historical fiction
  • LGBTQ historical fiction
  • Stonrewall Book Awards
  • Lambda Literary Awards
  • Lambda Literary Award Winner
  • Historical
  • Biographical
  • London, England
  • Divorced people
  • Great britain
  • Family life
  • Lesbians

Quick answers

Who wrote The Sealed Letter?

The Sealed Letter was written by Emma Donoghue and first published in 2008.

What genre is The Sealed Letter?

It is usually shelved as Lesbian & Sapphic Fiction and Historical Fiction.

How long is The Sealed Letter?

The median edition has 407 pages, about 7–8 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Sealed Letter?

Readers who like it often enjoy Fingersmith, Tipping the Velvet and To Love And Be Wise (Inspector Alan Grant #4).

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