"Historie van Mejuffrouw Sara Burgerhart" by Elizabeth Bekker Wolff and Agatha Deken is an epistolary novel published in 1782. Young Sara Burgerhart leaves her hypocritical aunt's home and risks falling into the hands of a villain. Through 175 letters written by 24 characters—each with names reflecting their personalities—the story follows Sara's journey toward self-reflection and virtue. Will she succumb to frivolous pleasures and recklessness, or find her way to respectability and happiness? (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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