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Plot Summary: An epic romance set in Russian high society, focusing on the adultery and downfall of a noblewoman. Characters: Anna Karenina, Alexei Karenin, Count Vronsky, Kitty Shcherbatsky.
Book Title: Anna Karenina, Author: Leo Tolstoy
Plot Summary: A Parisian courtesan navigates love and loss within the constraints and hypocrisies of high society. Characters: Marguerite Gautier, Armand Duval.
Book Title: The Lady of the Camellias, Author: Alexandre Dumas fils
Plot Summary: A veteran returns to England post-World War I and falls for a wealthy heiress against a backdrop of societal changes. Characters: Kitty Baldry, Jenny Baldry, Chris Baldry.
Book Title: The Return of the Soldier, Author: Rebecca West
Plot Summary: An Italian nobleman falls passionately in love with a married woman, leading to a tragic duel and societal disgrace. Characters: Count Fabrizio Varesse, Countess Olenska, Giorgio.
Book Title: The Betrothed, Author: Alessandro Manzoni
Plot Summary: An Englishman's love for a beautiful, spirited American woman is complicated by cultural differences and tragic fate. Characters: Isabel Archer, Gilbert Osmond, Madame Merle.
Book Title: The Portrait of a Lady, Author: Henry James
Plot Summary: A teenager's romantic delusions lead to tragic consequences when she misinterprets the events around her in pre-war England. Characters: Briony Tallis, Cecilia Tallis, Robbie Turner.
Book Title: Atonement, Author: Ian McEwan
Plot Summary & Characters: A young Englishwoman's romantic conflicts set against the Napoleonic wars and British naval power. Characters: Anne Elliot, Captain Frederick Wentworth, Sir Walter Elliot.
Book Title: Persuasion, Author: Jane Austen
Plot Summary: Set in the Roaring Twenties, a millionaire pines for his former lover across the bay. Characters: Jay Gatsby, Daisy Buchanan, Tom Buchanan, Nick Carraway.
Book Title: The Great Gatsby, Author: F. Scott Fitzgerald
Plot Summary: A modern retelling of the Cinderella story, where a movie star falls for a small-town librarian. Characters: Emma Rothchild, Frederick Wentworth, Viviana Lang.
Book Title: Interstellar Cinderella, Author: Debbie Dadey
Plot Summary: A scandalous love affair threatens the career of a successful barrister in Victorian England. Characters: Sir Robert Chiltern, Lady Chiltern, Mrs. Cheveley.
Book Title: An Ideal Husband, Author: Oscar Wilde
Plot Summary: A young woman's desire for passion leads to her downfall as she defies the conventions of provincial life. Characters: Emma Bovary, Charles Bovary, Rodolphe Boulanger.
Book Title: Madame Bovary, Author: Gustave Flaubert
Plot Summary: An English professor's life changes when she discovers a deeply moving and passionate affair through letters from the past. Characters: Helene Hanff, Frank Doel, Cecily Farr.
Book Title: 84, Charing Cross Road, Author: Helene Hanff
Plot Summary: A woman's existence in rural New England is forever altered by the entry of a stranger who teaches her about love. Characters: Ethan Frome, Zenobia (Zeena) Frome, Mattie Silver.
Book Title: Ethan Frome, Author: Edith Wharton
Plot Summary: The struggles of three generations of the Brangwen family, with focus on the romantic and sexual dynamics. Characters: Ursula Brangwen, Gudrun Brangwen, Rupert Birkin, Gerald Crich.
Book Title: Women in Love, Author: D.H. Lawrence
Plot Summary: A young socialite is forced to choose between her duty to her family and her love for a man deemed unsuitable by her mother. Characters: Lily Bart, Lawrence Selden, Bertha Dorset.
Book Title: The House of Mirth, Author: Edith Wharton
Plot Summary: A tale of passion and tragedy set on the moors of northern England. Characters: Heathcliff, Catherine Earnshaw, Edgar Linton.
Book Title: Wuthering Heights, Author: Emily Brontë
Plot Summary: In postbellum New Orleans, a woman struggles with social conformity and her own sexual awakening. Characters: Edna Pontellier, Léonce Pontellier, Robert Lebrun.
Book Title: The Awakening, Author: Kate Chopin
Plot Summary: A young governess falls in love with her brooding and mysterious employer, uncovering his dark secrets. Characters: Jane Eyre, Mr. Rochester, St. John Rivers.
Book Title: Jane Eyre, Author: Charlotte Brontë
Plot Summary: A wealthy Spanish landowner falls for the niece of a beggar on the road to Santiago de Compostela. Characters: Don Jaime, Doña Elvira, Pedro.
Book Title: The Way by Swann's, Author: Marcel Proust
Plot Summary: Set in Regency-era England, a young woman navigates societal norms and romantic entanglements while asserting her independence. Characters: Elizabeth Bennet, Mr. Darcy, Jane Bennet, Mr. Bingley.
Book Title: Pride and Prejudice, Author: Jane Austen
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