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Tragic romance between a young woman from a landed gentry family and a count.
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
A young, penniless socialite charms her way through London society.
Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray
A woman's life is forever changed after a chance encounter at a train station.
Doctor Zhivago by Boris Pasternak
A country squire's relentless pursuit of a strong-willed widow.
Persuasion by Jane Austen
A tale of innocence and seduction centered around a frivolous young woman and her numerous suitors.
Les Liaisons dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
A story of love and sacrifice within the shadow of the French Revolution.
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
Two sisters navigate love and society after their status is reduced due to a family scandal.
The Buccaneers by Edith Wharton
A restless heroine's affair with a married man challenges the societal norms.
Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert
A nurse and a wounded soldier fall in love during the Italian campaigns of World War I.
A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway
A beautiful and ambitious orphan with a dark secret seeks power and status.
Villette by Charlotte Brontë
A young girl coming of age falls for a wealthy bachelor with a dubious past.
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
A gifted young girl overcomes her poor upbringing and search for true love.
Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
An innocent young woman yields to a much older rake, suffering in society for her choices.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy
A fallen woman seeks redemption in the love of an honorable man.
Lady Audley’s Secret by Mary Elizabeth Braddon
A love triangle emerges between a poor mill owner, a wealthy suitor, and a young woman.
North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell
A wealthy heiress faces an emotional struggle between two suitors.
The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton
Misunderstandings arise due to a prejudiced young woman and a proud man.
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
A young woman's resilience and the romantic attention from three different men.
Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy
A high-spirited governess falls in love with her brooding employer.
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
A Parisian courtesan's tragic romance with a noble young man.
La Dame aux Camélias by Alexandre Dumas fils
A young noblewoman's dilemma of choosing between her reputation and her one true love.
Eugénie Grandet by Honoré de Balzac
An ambitious American girl's quest for wealth clashes with romantic interests.
The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton
A young maiden's innocence and trust lead to her exploitation and demise in a ruthless society.
Clarissa, or, the History of a Young Lady by Samuel Richardson
A young, spirited woman grows and matures through a series of personal and family dramas.
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
A love that transcends life and death, between a ghost and a girl.
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir by R. A. Dick
An artistocrat's daughter and a poor soldier's enduring love through the ups and downs of life.
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
A deeply moral man struggles with his love for a woman of questionable character.
Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy
A wild, passionate love faces the boundaries of class and the constraints of fate.
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
The slow-building romance between a stoic yet noble mill worker and a headstrong young woman.
Middlemarch by George Eliot
A destitute but determined governess finds love in unexpected places.
Agnes Grey by Anne Brontë
A Scottish soldier and an English nurse share a mysterious, time-defying love.
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
A governess and a mysterious aristocrat share a forbidden love.
The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Radcliffe
An arranged marriage grows into a deep and abiding love.
To Have and to Hold by Mary Johnston
Two star-crossed lovers' families are embroiled in a bitter feud.
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
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