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The Greatest Framing Devices in Literature - Page 2

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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Possession (A.S. Byatt)
Possession
41
A.S. Byatt
The French Lieutenant's Woman (John Fowles)
The French Lieutenant's Woman
42
John Fowles
The Brothers Karamazov (Fyodor Dostoyevsky)
The Brothers Karamazov
43
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Absalom, Absalom! (William Faulkner)
Absalom, Absalom!
44
William Faulkner
The Tin Drum (Günter Grass)
The Tin Drum
45
Günter Grass
The Autumn of the Patriarch (El Otoño Del Patriarca) 1975
The Autumn of the Patriarch (El Otoño Del Patriarca) 1975
46
Mr. Fox (Helen Oyeyemi)
Mr. Fox
47
Helen Oyeyemi
Midnight's Children (Salman Rushdie)
Midnight's Children
48
Salman Rushdie
The Last Man (Mary Shelley)
The Last Man
49
Mary Shelley
Hamlet (William Shakespeare)
Hamlet
50
William Shakespeare
A Midsummer Night's Dream (William Shakespeare)
A Midsummer Night's Dream
51
William Shakespeare
Brideshead Revisited (Evelyn Waugh)
Brideshead Revisited
52
Evelyn Waugh
In Search of Lost Time (Marcel Proust)
In Search of Lost Time
53
Marcel Proust
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five
54
Kurt Vonnegut
The Scarlet Letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
The Scarlet Letter
55
Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman (Laurence Sterne)
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman
56
Laurence Sterne
Life of Pi (Yann Martel)
Life of Pi
57
Yann Martel
The Name of the Wind (Patrick Rothfuss)
The Name of the Wind
58
Patrick Rothfuss
The Wise Man's Fear (Patrick Rothfuss)
The Wise Man's Fear
59
Patrick Rothfuss
The Time Machine (H.G. Wells)
The Time Machine
60
H.G. Wells
House of Leaves (Mark Z. Danielewski)
House of Leaves
61
Mark Z. Danielewski
Redwall Series
Redwall Series
62
Winnie-The-Pooh (A. A. Milne)
Winnie-The-Pooh
63
A. A. Milne
The House at Pooh Corner (A.A.Milne)
The House at Pooh Corner
64
A.A.Milne
A Study in Scarlet (Arthur Conan Doyle)
A Study in Scarlet
65
Arthur Conan Doyle
The Valley of Fear
The Valley of Fear
66
Ghana Must Go
Ghana Must Go
67
It (Stephen King)
It
68
Stephen King
Monkey Beach
Monkey Beach
69
Their Eyes Were Watching God (Zora Neale Hurston)
Their Eyes Were Watching God
70
Zora Neale Hurston
The Lorax (Dr. Seuss)
The Lorax
71
Dr. Seuss
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (Robert M Pirsig)
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
72
Robert M Pirsig
Geek Love (Katherine Dunn)
Geek Love
73
Katherine Dunn
Joan Makes History (Kate Grenville)
Joan Makes History
74
Kate Grenville
True History of the Kelly Gang (Peter Carey)
True History of the Kelly Gang
75
Peter Carey
Earthly Powers
Earthly Powers
76
Lancelot
Lancelot
77
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