Romance Classics Books
The Victim
The popular epics were written in lines of variable length. There were also numerous monkish narrative poems in stanzas of four Alexandrine lines each, all rhyming.
Shirley
Shirley Keeldar uses wealth to liberate herself from convention and help others.
Ethan Frome
Ethan, a farmer tethered to his farm, his helpless parents, and his hypochondriac wife find himself drawn to his wife's alluring cousin.
The Well - Beloved
This is the partly autobiographical story of one man's courtship of three generations of women.
Alexander's Bridge
Bartleby Alexander, a successful engineer is torn between his career, wife, and passion for an Irish actress named Hilda.
Jude the Obscure
A stonemason is duped into an unhappy marriage, and he longs for a real education and better lifestyle.
Women in Love
Sisters Gudrun and Ursula Brangwen pursue complex relationships with their lovers, Rupert Birkin and Gerald Crich.
Daniel Deronda
Gwendolyn falls in love with Daniel Deronda, a bright and thoughtful young man, who is troubled by the discovery of his Jewish ancestry.
The Age of Innocence
Three wealthy New Yorkers become immersed in a tragic love triangle.
Anna Karenina
Anna is unhappy with her marriage to a powerful politician, and when she falls in love with a dashing young officer, she must endure the criticism of others.