Romance
Stories centered on love, romantic relationships, and emotional reunions between couples.
Summaries
Pride and Prejudice
Austen turns courtship into a study of pride, misjudgment, and emotional maturity.
The Mysteries of Udolpho
Ann Radcliffe's "The Mysteries of Udolpho" (1794) is a foundational English Gothic novel whose influence shaped 19th-century Romantic and horror literature.
The Enchanted April
Five English women of different ages and circumstances find unexpected love, friendship, and self-discovery at a rented Italian medieval castle, their transformations driven by beauty, honest conversation, and the liberating power of sunshine.
The History of Sir Richard Calmady: A Romance
Sir Richard Calmady, born disabled to the widowed Katherine, must reconcile his physical limitations with love, societal expectations, and his family's mysterious curse as he searches for purpose through temptation, despair, and ultimately selfless service.