Romance Genre
Books in the Romance genre:
The Throwback (1906)
Author(s):
Alfred Henry Lewis
Illustrator(s):
N. C. Wyeth
Beth Norvell (1907)
A story of Western mining camps and one-night stands.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Randall Parrish
Illustrator(s):
N. C. Wyeth
Sense and Sensibility (1908)
Author(s):
Jane Austen
Illustrator(s):
C. E. Brock
Kilmeny of the Orchard (1910)
Kilmeny cannot speak until Eric is threatened by her jealous foster brother. Read for free online at Internet Archive.
Author(s):
L. M. Montgomery
Illustrator(s):
George Gibbs
The Amateur Gentleman (1913)
Author(s):
Jeffery Farnol
Illustrator(s):
Herman Pfeifer
The Seven Champions of Christendom (1913)
Author(s):
F. J. Harvey Darton
Richard Johnson
Illustrator(s):
Norman Ault
The Soul of Melicent (1913)
Author(s):
James Branch Cabell
Illustrator(s):
Howard Pyle
The Elixir of Life (1915)
Set in Augustan England, innocent lovers are caught up in machinations of ancient evil which survives on draughts of eternity.
Author(s):
Arthur Ransome
Illustrator(s):
None
The Turmoil (1915)
Two Midwestern families cope with the onset of industrialization. Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Booth Tarkington
Illustrator(s):
Charles Bosseron Chambers
The King of Ireland’s Son (1916)
The King of Ireland's Son sets out to find the Enchanter of the Black Back-Lands and meets the Enchanter's daughter, Fedelma.
Author(s):
Pádraic Colum
Illustrator(s):
Willy Pogány
The Mysterious Stranger (1916)
Author(s):
Mark Twain
Illustrator(s):
N. C. Wyeth
Nan of Music Mountain (1916)
Author(s):
Frank H. Spearman
Illustrator(s):
N. C. Wyeth
The Ford (1917)
A novel of California touching on water rights. Read for free online at Internet Archive.
Author(s):
Mary Austin
Illustrator(s):
E. Boyd Smith
Martin Pippin in the Apple Orchard (1921)
Author(s):
Eleanor Farjeon
Illustrator(s):
C. E. Brock
Sense and Sensibility (1923)
Author(s):
Jane Austen
Illustrator(s):
Unknown
The Blue Castle (1926)
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
Emily’s Quest (1927)
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
Growth (1927)
Author(s):
Booth Tarkington
Illustrator(s):
Unknown
Caravans to Santa Fe (1928)
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
Count Billy (1928)
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
Hot Countries (1930)
An intriguing historical document as well as travel book. It is a record of the places portrayed and an impression of the attitudes of the time. It tells of a series of journeys in the Far East, the West Indies and the South Sea Islands.
Author(s):
Alec Waugh
Illustrator(s):
Lynd Ward
Petticoat Court (1930)
Author(s):
Maud Hart Lovelace
Illustrator(s):
Unknown
Lesby (1931)
Author(s):
Elizabeth Willis
Illustrator(s):
N. C. Wyeth
Dark Rosaleen (1933)
Author(s):
Marjorie Bowen
Illustrator(s):
N. C. Wyeth
Presenting Lily Mars (1933)
Author(s):
Booth Tarkington
Illustrator(s):
Harve Stein
Roaring River (1934)
A tale about a carefree young man from the Cities of the East and his journey into adulthood in the still Wild West. Informative adventure about the rail road companies West during the turn of the century.
Author(s):
William MacLeod Raine
Illustrator(s):
N. C. Wyeth
Venetian Masque (1934)
Author(s):
Rafael Sabatini
Illustrator(s):
N. C. Wyeth
Mistress Pat (1935)
Author(s):
L. M. Montgomery
Illustrator(s):
Marie A. Lawson
The Foxes of Harrow (1946)
Author(s):
Frank Yerby
Illustrator(s):
Lynd Ward
The Sea is Blue (1946)
Author(s):
Marie A. Lawson
Illustrator(s):
Marie A. Lawson
Wake of the Red Witch (1946)
Romance of the Dutch East Indies which takes place from 1875 to 1939.
Read online at archive.org
Author(s):
Garland Roark
Illustrator(s):
Lynd Ward
Pride’s Castle (1949)
Author(s):
Frank Yerby
Illustrator(s):
Lynd Ward
The Legacy (1950)
Author(s):
Neville Shute
Illustrator(s):
Unknown
A Town Like Alice (1950)
Author(s):
Neville Shute
Illustrator(s):
Unknown
Love Among the Cannibals (1957)
Author(s):
Wright Morris
Illustrator(s):
Joe Krush
Sense and Sensibility (1957)
Author(s):
Jane Austen
Illustrator(s):
Helen Sewell
The Traitor Queen (1963)
This story is about Crete at the height of its brilliant civilization. It is a story of mystery, deceit, and romance.
Author(s):
Nancy Faulkner
Illustrator(s):
C. Walter Hodges
Captain Horatio Hornblower: a condensation of Beat to Quarters (1966)
Author(s):
Charlotte Brontë
Richard Evelyn Byrd
C. S. Forester
Mary O’Hara
Illustrator(s):
James E. Bama
Wuthering Heights (1975)
Author(s):
Emily Brontë
Illustrator(s):
Jerry Pinkney
Love on a Branch Line (1988)
Author(s):
John Hadfield
Illustrator(s):
John Verney
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