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An Italian nobleman falls for a married woman, leading to a tragic affair that ends with their joint suicide.
The Charterhouse of Parma by Stendhal
The female protagonist overcomes scandal and financial ruin to marry her long-time suitor.
Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray
Two lovers are separated by the woman's jealous husband, leading them to reunite only as the man faces execution.
The Scarlett Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
A poor young woman falls in love with a rich man, but their relationship suffers from deceit and self-sacrifice before reaching resolution.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy
A story of forbidden love, political intrigue, and the main character's ultimate sacrifice to save her lover's life.
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
The main characters are torn apart by war and miscommunication, leading to the heroine waiting for her lover who never returns.
A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway
The love between a courtesan and a young bourgeois man is doomed by her illness and societal stigma.
La Dame aux Camélias (The Lady of the Camellias) by Alexandre Dumas fils
A young girl's romantic ideals are challenged, ultimately leading her to marry her tutor in a pragmatic decision.
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
The female protagonist marries her employer only to find out he has a hidden and mad wife in his attic.
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Despite societal expectations and obligations, the lovers acknowledge their feelings but resolve to maintain their duties and separate forever.
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
The love between the main characters is overshadowed by class inequality, leading to a future of uncertainty.
Lady Chatterley's Lover by D.H. Lawrence
An epic love story culminates with the lovers' deaths due to a misunderstanding and untimely suicide.
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
After believing her lover killed in battle, the heroine learns of his survival and the couple marries.
Persuasion by Jane Austen
Love transcends the protagonist's tragic life as she's finally united with her childhood love, though only in death.
Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert
Despite their deep love for each other, the main characters must part ways due to the woman's past and the man's forthcoming marriage to another.
The End of the Affair by Graham Greene
Following an intense love affair, the protagonists are tragically separated, with the heroine dying in childbirth and the hero dying at sea.
The French Lieutenant's Woman by John Fowles
In a post-World War I setting, the protagonists' love is rekindled, but the hero's past dishonesty and the heroine's marriage pose insurmountable barriers.
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The protagonists finally get together after overcoming class differences and personal pride.
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
The protagonist, haunted by her affair with a Russian officer, ultimately throws herself in front of a train.
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
Lovers reunite years after a forceful separation, only to find that much has changed.
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
Two lovers part ways after a short summer affair, but they never forget their time together.
Summer by Edith Wharton
The protagonist's obsessive love for a woman above his social standing leads him to ruin and ultimately insanity after her death.
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
A love triangle ends with the hero dying in a duel, leaving the heroine to mourn and the rival to regret.
The Sorrows of Young Werther by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The protagonist must choose between her passion and societal norms, ultimately committing suicide to escape her circumstances.
The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton
Following the protagonist's quest for her lost love, she reconciles with him, only to choose independence over marriage.
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
A complex love story ends with the death of the independent and headstrong female protagonist who defies societal expectations.
The Awakening by Kate Chopin
In this tragic love story, an aristocrat and a courtesan find their relationship hindered by her profession and his pride, eventually leading to her death.
La Dame aux Camélias (The Lady of the Camellias) by Alexandre Dumas fils
The protagonist navigates her feelings for two very different men in a world torn by war and political revolution.
Dr. Zhivago by Boris Pasternak
An American expatriate and a British nurse's doomed romance during the Spanish Civil War ends with the protagonist's last stand.
For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway
In this tragic romance, a poor farmer marries a beautiful woman who betrays him leading to a devastating chain of events.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy
The English patient reveals his tragic love affair in the African desert, as the war draws to a close.
The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje
A complex exploration of two marriages demonstrates that love in society is doomed by hypocrisy and unfulfilled desires.
Middlemarch by George Eliot
The tumultuous love story between a spirited American woman and an English earl ends in reconciliation and a hopeful future.
The Buccaneers by Edith Wharton
After a tumultuous affair, the long-suffering heroine finds love and security in an unexpected marriage with a childhood friend.
Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
A love story fraught with misfortunes ends with the man's realization that he has lost the woman to her death and to the river that symbolizes life's continuity.
The Bridge of San Luis Rey by Thornton Wilder
A tragic story of love, revenge, jealousy, and suffering that ends with the heroine leapting to her death.
Othello by William Shakespeare
The protagonist, torn between her conservative upbringing and her desire for a dashing suitor, ultimately marries another in a bid for societal acceptance.
Washington Square by Henry James
After her husband's death, the protagonist must navigate a guilt-ridden courtship that ends in a hopeful second marriage.
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
A country girl finds love with a wealthy visitor, but their differing social statuses lead to misunderstanding and tragedy.
Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy
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