Title: Delphine
First published: 1836
Description: Delphine is the first novel by Anne Louise Germaine de Staël, published in 1802. The book is written in epistolary form (as a series of letters) and examines the limits of women's freedom in an aristocratic society. Although Madame de Staël denied political intent the book was controversial enough for Napoleon to exile the author.
Subjects: Continental european fiction (fictional works by one author), Women, Fiction, Classic Literature