Romance Books

The Age of Innocence

Edith Wharton

Edith Wharton's Pullitzer prize-winning novel The Age of Innocence (1920) is a portrayal of New York's upper class society during the 1870s. Newland Archer is a wealthy socialite who's poised to marry..

Of Human Bondage

W. Somerset Maugham

Of Human Bondage is W. Somerset Maugham's 1915 masterpiece featuring the young Philip Carey. The work is considered autobiographical, though Maugham claims that most was "pure invention." The novel is..

Tess of the d'Urbervilles

Thomas Hardy

Tess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman Faithfully Presented is a novel by Thomas Hardy. It initially appeared in a censored and serialised version, published by the British illustrated newspaper The ..

Vanity Fair

William Makepeace Thackeray

Vanity Fair: A Novel without a Hero, was a published as a serial during 1847- 48 by William Makepeace Thackeray. An English journalist and novelist who specialized in satire, Thackeray also published ..

Far From the Madding Crowd

Thomas Hardy

A great tale of romance, intrigue, and the power of abiding love. Well written, lots of description, well-designed characters and plot-line. A romance full of heartache, learned lessons, dreams and di..

Middlemarch

George Eliot

Middlemarch, A Study of Provincial Life is a novel by the English author George Eliot, first published in eight instalments in 1871–72. The novel is set in the fictitious Midlands town of Middlemarch ..

Sons and Lovers

D. H. Lawrence

Sons and Lovers (1913) is D.H. Lawrence's semi-autobiographical novel featuring the young protagonist Paul Morel. It is the tale of a true Oedipus Complex at work: Paul suffers between extreme love fo..

The Portrait of a Lady, vol 1

Henry James

The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James is considered a masterpiece by critics and fans alike. It was first published as a serial in The Atlantic Monthly in 1880–81, and then as a book in 1881. Set prim..