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Books in the Romance genre:

The Ford (1917)

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A novel of California touching on water rights. Read for free online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): Mary Austin
Illustrator(s): E. Boyd Smith

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Martin Pippin in the Apple Orchard (1921)

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A clever wandering minstrel rescues an imprisoned young lady when she charms the seven man-hating damsels guarding her by telling them stories. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Eleanor Farjeon
Illustrator(s): C. E. Brock

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Sense and Sensibility (1923)

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When Mrs. Dashwood and her three daughters find themselves in realtive poverty with only the income of ten thousand pounds ($100,000 per year in current money) to live on, she determines to move to a different part of the country, near a cousin who o... View More

Author(s): Jane Austen
Illustrator(s): Unknown

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The Blue Castle (1926)

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When Valancy Stirling learns she has only a year to live, she decides to throw caution to the winds. A novel for adults.

Author(s): L. M. Montgomery
Illustrator(s): Dorothy Wall

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Emily’s Quest (1927)

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In the last installment of the trilogy Emily falls in and out of love, and finally becomes a published author.

Author(s): L. M. Montgomery
Illustrator(s): Maria L. Kirk

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Growth (1927)

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This collection of three novels, TheTurmoil, The Magnificent Ambersons, and The Midlander (National Avenue), chronicle the transformation of a Midwestern city by the industrial revolution.... View More

Author(s): Booth Tarkington
Illustrator(s): Unknown

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Caravans to Santa Fe (1928)

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When Steven undertakes to deliver a letter from New Orleans to Santa Fe, he hopes for adventure - and find it.

Author(s): Alida Sims Malkus
Illustrator(s): Marie A. Lawson

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Count Billy (1928)

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Young Billy makes good his claim to lands and castles in Spain, but renounces them to win back his self-respect and the love of his friends in Cornwall.

Author(s): Greville MacDonald
Illustrator(s): F. D. Bedford

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Petticoat Court (1930)

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A young woman from New Orleans travels to France during the Civil War.

Author(s): Maud Hart Lovelace
Illustrator(s): Unknown

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Presenting Lily Mars (1933)

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The story of a small town Midwestern girl who becomes a Broadway star.

Author(s): Booth Tarkington
Illustrator(s): Harve Stein

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Mistress Pat (1935)

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Patricia Gardiner clings to her home until life offers her something better.

Author(s): L. M. Montgomery
Illustrator(s): Marie A. Lawson

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The Sea is Blue (1946)

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The story of Tim and Cissy, growing up on Nantucket and the rainbows they shared.

Author(s): Marie A. Lawson
Illustrator(s): Marie A. Lawson

Junior Literary Guild
Junior Literary Guild - 1946
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The Legacy (1950)

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A group of English women and children led by Jean Paget are captured by the Japanese in Malaya during World War II and forced to march from village to village. Joe Harman, an Australian prisoner of war, aids them and is crucified by the Japanese for ... View More

Author(s): Neville Shute
Illustrator(s): Unknown

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A Town Like Alice (1950)

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A group of English women and children led by Jean Paget are captured by the Japanese in Malaya during World War II and forced to march from village to village. Joe Harman, an Australian prisoner of war, aids them and is crucified by the Japanese for ... View More

Author(s): Neville Shute
Illustrator(s): Unknown

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Sense and Sensibility (1957)

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When Mrs. Dashwood and her three daughters find themselves in realtive poverty with only the income of ten thousand pounds ($100,000 per year in current money) to live on, she determines to move to a different part of the country, near a cousin who o... View More

Author(s): Jane Austen
Illustrator(s): Helen Sewell

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Captain Horatio Hornblower: a condensation of Beat to Quarters (1966)

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This condensed version of Beat to Quarters is illustrated. The other contents of the volume include My Friend Flicka, Jane Eyre, and Alone.... View More

Author(s): Charlotte Brontë
Richard Evelyn Byrd
C. S. Forester
Mary O’Hara
Illustrator(s): James E. Bama

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Wuthering Heights (1975)

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The haunting love story of Heathcliff and Cathy.

Author(s): Emily Brontë
Illustrator(s): Jerry Pinkney

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