In a novel from this country, the village of “Love Letter” is part of a map of the country of Tenderness. After the death of her husband and the king, the protagonist of a novel from this country refuses to consummate her affair and lives half her life in a convent. In an epistolary novel from this country, a music teacher joins the Knights of Malta after killing a viscount [vigh-count] in a duel. So-called “precious” writers from this country created genres translating as “novel (*) stream” and “novel with a (10[1])key.” Early (10[1])novels (10[1])from this country include The Princess of Cleves and Dangerous (10[1])Liaisons. The title character of a novella from this country travels to El Dorado, survives the Lisbon Earthquake, and learns “We must cultivate our garden.” For 10 points, early novelists in what country include the author of Candide, Voltaire? ■END■