Romance
The Trespasser
Brief Encounter meets Tristan und Isolde - on the Isle of Wight, under a vast sky florid with stars. The consequence is tragic indeed for on…
Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice is a keenly observed exploration of love, class, and social expectations in early 19th-century England. At its heart is …
War and Peace
War and Peace (Russian: Война и мир, Voyna i mir; in original orthography: Война и миръ, Voyna i mir") is an epic novel by Leo Tolstoy,…
Lucinda
Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel was born in 1772 at Hannover, Holy Roman Empire, to Johann Adolf Schlegel and Johanna Christiane Erdmuthe H&…
East Lynne
Ellen Wood (1814-1887) was an English novelist, better known as Mrs. Henry Wood. She wrote over 30 novels, many of which (especially East Ly…
The Grey Moon
Hello, my name is Alex Johnson, AJ to my friends, and this is a story on how I ruined my life and my marriage.
Liz and I thought we’d have…
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet is an early tragedy by William Shakespeare about two teenage "star-cross'd lovers" whose "untimely deaths&qu…
Emma
Emma is a witty exploration of love and social standing, centered around the life of Emma Woodhouse, a young woman who believes she is a mas…
The Heir of Redclyffe
The Heir of Redclyffe introduces readers to the world of the Redclyffe estate, where themes of duty, faith, and romance intertwine. At the h…
Ten Years Later
In Ten Years Later, the saga of the legendary Musketeers continues as Athos, Porthos, Aramis, and D'Artagnan navigate the complexities of lo…
The Passionate Friends
H. G. Wells is best known for his science fiction, but some of his greatest works were in other genres. The Passionate Friends is a love sto…
The Female Quixote
The Female Quixote is a witty and insightful novel that turns the conventions of romance on their head. In this clever inversion of Cervante…
The Diary of a Goose Girl
The "Goose Girl" is a young and somewhat independent lady who, in fleeing from her lover with whom there had been a "little t…
The Lovers
The Lovers is a collection of poignant verses by Emily Dickinson, exploring the complexities of love and intimacy through her unique lens. K…
The Mystery of the Sea
Mystery of the Sea is a novel with elements of adventure, supernatural and romance. Archie Hunter goes on a holiday to relax but finds he se…
The Marble Faun
The Marble Faun is Hawthorne's most unusual romance. Writing on the eve of the American Civil War, Hawthorne set his story in a fantastical …
Captain Blackwell's Prize
A romantic adventure from the days of wooden ships and iron men, CAPTAIN BLACKWELL’S PRIZE is a story of honor, duty, social class and the b…
The Home and the World
Rabindranath Tagore (1861–1941), also known by the sobriquet Gurudev, was a Bengali poet, Brahmo religionist, visual artist, playwright, nov…
The Chartreuse of Parma
This book is more often called The Charterhouse of Parma in English, because "Charterhouse" is the English word for a Carthusian m…
The Girl with the Golden Eyes
Listeners who like to plunge straight into a story would do well to skip the lengthy preamble. Here, Balzac the virtuoso satirist depicts th…