Is there such a thing as an epistolary biography?

I'll take this as a no

>>24517398 (OP)
In terms of "the letters are the best biography" I'd say Van Gogh's. If you think epistolary novel, it's probably Werther's. And then there's a bunch of biographies dealing with selected letters, commentaries on letters, letters between two thinkers, two lovers... so, endless answers to your question instead of a no.

>>24517979
I was thinking like a biographical book that tells the story of a historical figure through, almost exclusively, the letters he sent and received

>>24517398 (OP)
Ezra Pound's memoir of Gaudier-Brzeska prominently features Gaudier's war letters.
The Quest for Corvo also extensively cites Corvo's and others' letters, and is a kind of first hand account of discovering rare documents.

>>24518081
In that case, Napoleon's letters to Josephine is the way to go. Hardly anything will beat that afterwards, though.

>>24518139
Thanks for the recommendations, they both seem interesting. I'm in an epistolary mood so hopefully there are a ton of letters

>>24518161
I actually was thinking of buying just that, I didn't know if it was just a random compilation of the best ones or not. So thanks

>>24518081
Augustus by John Williams is exactly what you're looking for, even if it's fiction.

>>24517398 (OP)
Many I'm sure.