Horace also wrote verses in dactylic hexameter, employing a conversational and epistolary style. An epistolary novel is a novel written as a series of documents. The book spans three literary genres&colon; the epistolary, the apocalyptic, and the prophetic. Carrie is an epistolary horror novel by American author Stephen King. Pygmy is an epistolary novel by Chuck Palahniuk. These genres include Gothic, revolutionary, educational, epistolary but always incorporating the novel of sensibility. It is one of the earliest examples of an epistolary novel, full of erotic imagery. "Pygmy" is an epistolary novel. In 1778, the epistolary novel "The Sylph" was released. There are two theories on the genesis of the epistolary novel. The epistolary novel slowly fell out of use in the late 18th century. The portion of the novel told from Miranda's perspective is presented in epistolary form. Unlike the first part, this section is in the form of an epistolary novel. The end result is the epistolary novel itself. Mrs Curren is the first-person narrator in an epistolary style.