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The Greatest Framing Devices in Literature

And so, he began to tell me his tale...
One of the oldest and best-used literary devices, the framing device is a narrative technique in which a story is surrounded ("framed") by a secondary story, creating a story within a story. The inner story, or collection of stories, is usually the bulk of the work, or serves to give the outer story greater meaning and context. Below are some of the greatest use of framing devices used to connect and contextualize several narrative threads.
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The Odyssey (Homer)
The Odyssey
1
Homer
Wuthering Heights (Emily Brontë)
Wuthering Heights
2
Emily Brontë
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (Anne Brontë)
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
3
Anne Brontë
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
4
Mary Shelley
Mahabharata (Anonymous; Trans. John D. Smith)
Mahabharata
5
Anonymous; Trans. John D. Smith
A Prayer for Owen Meany (John Irving)
A Prayer for Owen Meany
6
John Irving
The Wizard of Oz (L. Frank Baum)
The Wizard of Oz
7
L. Frank Baum
Alice in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice in Wonderland
8
Lewis Carroll
Through the Looking Glass (Lewis Carroll)
Through the Looking Glass
9
Lewis Carroll
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (Roald Dahl)
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
10
Roald Dahl
The Neverending Story (Michael Ende)
The Neverending Story
11
Michael Ende
A Tale for the Time Being (Ruth Ozeki)
A Tale for the Time Being
12
Ruth Ozeki
The Decameron (Giovanni Boccaccio)
The Decameron
13
Giovanni Boccaccio
I, Robot (Isaac Asimov)
I, Robot
14
Isaac Asimov
The Canterbury Tales (Geoffrey Chaucer)
The Canterbury Tales
15
Geoffrey Chaucer
One Thousand and One Nights (Anonymous)
One Thousand and One Nights
16
Anonymous
The Green Mile (Stephen King)
The Green Mile
17
Stephen King
Heart of Darkness (Joseph Conrad)
Heart of Darkness
18
Joseph Conrad
Lord Jim (Joseph Conrad)
Lord Jim
19
Joseph Conrad
Ramayana
Ramayana
20
Metamorphoses (Ovid)
Metamorphoses
21
Ovid
The Sandman Worlds' End
The Sandman Worlds' End
22
The Sketch Book
The Sketch Book
23
Ethan Frome (Edith Wharton)
Ethan Frome
24
Edith Wharton
The Princess Bride (William Goldman)
The Princess Bride
25
William Goldman
Pilgrim's Progress (John Bunyan)
Pilgrim's Progress
26
John Bunyan
Don Quixote (Miguel De Cervantes)
Don Quixote
27
Miguel De Cervantes
Cloud Atlas (David Mitchell)
Cloud Atlas
28
David Mitchell
Symposium (Plato)
Symposium
29
Plato
World War Z (Max Brooks)
World War Z
30
Max Brooks
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
31
Margaret Atwood
Oryx and Crake (Margaret Atwood)
Oryx and Crake
32
Margaret Atwood
Cat's Eye (Margaret Atwood)
Cat's Eye
33
Margaret Atwood
She Weeps Each Time You're Born (Quan)
She Weeps Each Time You're Born
34
Quan
The Russlander (Sandra Birdsell)
The Russlander
35
Sandra Birdsell
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler (Italo Calvino)
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler
36
Italo Calvino
Invisible Cities (Italo Calvino)
Invisible Cities
37
Italo Calvino
Pale Fire (Vladimir Nabokov)
Pale Fire
38
Vladimir Nabokov
Ada or Ardor (Vladimir Nabokov)
Ada or Ardor
39
Vladimir Nabokov
The Man Who Was Thursday (G.K. Chesterton)
The Man Who Was Thursday
40
G.K. Chesterton
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