GATE 2026 XH2 (English) – Question 42

Literary Forms, Genres, and Modes of Expression · Literary Genres and Subgenres: History, evolution and importance of categorisation · 1 mark · Multiple select

Which of the following is/are (an) epistolary novel/s?

Pamela
The Vicar of Wakefield
Clarissa
Wuthering Heights

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Correct answer: (A) Pamela; (C) Clarissa

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Richardson's Pamela and Clarissa are told through letters. Goldsmith's The Vicar of Wakefield and Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights are told as ordinary narratives.