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Books in the Romance genre:

Turnabout Twins

Turnabout Twins Barbara Hazard book cover
Lady Amelia Fairhaven and Lady Anne Fairhaven were twin sisters who shared more than their extraordinary beauty and their distinguished lineage as daughters of the Duke of Severn. They also shared the same tastes, the same talents, the same deep fond... View More

Author(s): Barbara Hazard
Illustrator(s): None

The House of the Seven Gables

The House of the Seven Gables Nathaniel Hawthorne book cover
The tale of a cursed house with a "mysterious and terrible past" and the generations linked to it. Read online at archive.org... View More

Author(s): Nathaniel Hawthorne
Illustrator(s): None

The Famous History of the Seven Champions of Christendom (1696)

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An early printing of this famous romance. Read online at Hathitrust.

Author(s): Richard Johnson
Illustrator(s): None

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The Renowned History of the Seven Champions of Christendom (1824)

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The story of the adventures of St. George of England and his companions. This is a reprint of the original version first printed in 1597. Read online at Hathitrust.... View More

Author(s): Richard Johnson
Illustrator(s): Unknown

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Wuthering Heights (1847)

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Heathcliff, the antihero, gets revenge on the people who kept him away from his love, Cathy Earnshaw. After over a decade, he gains Thrushcross Grange, the family home of Cathy's husband. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Emily Brontë
Illustrator(s): None

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The Scarlet Letter (1850)

The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne book cover
In the Puritan Massachusetts Bay Colony, the novel tells the story of Hester Prynne, who conceives a daughter with a man to whom she is not married and then struggles to create a new life of repentance and dignity. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Nathaniel Hawthorne
Illustrator(s): Andrew Varick Stout Anthony
Mary Hollock Foote
L. S. Ipsen

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The Inca Princess (1886)

The Inca Princess Mary Bertha Mc Kenzie Toland book cover
A Historical Romance set in Peru during the time of the Inca Empire. A young princess named Ynca is the daughter of the emperor and is loved by all who know her. However, she falls in love with a Spanish conquistador named Juan who is part of the inv... View More

Author(s): Mary Bertha McKenzie Toland
Illustrator(s): Howard Pyle

Youma: The Story of a West Indian Slave (1890)

Youma the Story of a West Indian Slave Lafcadio Hearn book cover
A story that tells the story of a West Indian slave girl who finds love amidst a bloody revolution. Read online at archive.org... View More

Author(s): Lafcadio Hearn
Illustrator(s): Howard Pyle

A Deplorable Affair (1893)

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A romance set in an English watering place. Read for free online at HathiTrust.

Author(s): W. E. Norris
Illustrator(s): L. Leslie Brooke

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Cressy and Other Tales (1896)

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This is volume VII of the Standard Library Edition of the writings of Bret Harte. The title story is a romance of the gold fields. Read for free online at HathiTrust.... View More

Author(s): Bret Harte
Illustrator(s): E. Boyd Smith

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Bolanyo: A Novel (1897)

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An out-of-work actor is literally blown ashore at Bolanyo, a Mississippi river town, and soon is embroiled in its society and politics. Cover is by Parrish. Read online at Internet Archive.... View More

Author(s): Opie Read
Illustrator(s): Charles Francis Browne
Maxfield Parrish

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The Castle Inn (1898)

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A “Regency Romance” albeit set in the eighteenth century. Read for free online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): Stanley J. Weyman
Illustrator(s): Arthur Rackham

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The History of Henry Esmond, Esq (1898)

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A romance of the early eighteenth century in Thackeray’s best style. Read for free online at HathiTrust.... View More

Author(s): William Makepeace Thackeray
Illustrator(s): F. D. Bedford

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The Gentleman From Indiana (1899)

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John Harkness returns home to Indiana to run a newspaper, fight corruption and the Klan, and win a seat in Congress. Read online at Hathitrust.... View More

Author(s): Booth Tarkington
Illustrator(s): None

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Janice Meredith (1899)

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Just before the American Revolution, a woman is courted by British and American soldiers. In between love triangles the heroine, Janice Meredith also helps George Washington and Paul Revere.

Author(s): Paul Leicester Ford
Illustrator(s): Howard Pyle

Don Quixote of La Mancha (1900)

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The romance-befuddled Hidalgo mounts his Rozinante and sets out to battle villains and right wrongs. Read for free online at Internet Archive.... View More

Author(s): Edward Abbott Parry
Illustrator(s): Walter Crane

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To Have and to Hold (1900)

To Have and to Hold Mary Johnston book cover
A fledgling colony on the shores of the James River struggles desperately to survive and earn the good will of the King of England as Spanish dons, ruthless pirates, and lurking Indians plot to destroy Jamestown and its handful of colonists. Within t... View More

Author(s): Mary Johnston
Illustrator(s): Howard Pyle

The Vicar of Wakefield (1900)

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The vicar endures the sufferings of Job, but all comes right in the end.

Author(s): Oliver Goldsmith
Illustrator(s): F. D. Bedford

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Frere Jacques (1902)

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A tale of infidelity, crime and honor in the French manner. The cover is from a very limited edition as it contains the originals of the illustrations used in the regular, although limited, editions. Read for free online at Internet Archive.... View More

Author(s): Charles Paul de Kock
Illustrator(s): E. Boyd Smith
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The Line of Love (1905)

The Line of Love James Branch Cabell book cover

A novel that explores the complexities of loveand relationships through the eyes of the protagonist, Manuel.

Author(s): James Branch Cabell
Illustrator(s): Howard Pyle

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