Cymbeline – William Shakespeare (1610)
Cymbeline by William Shakespeare is a romance blending love, betrayal, and redemption set against a backdrop of ancient Britain and Rome.
Historical
Romance
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Romance
Satire
Night and Day – Virginia Woolf (1919)
Night and Day by Virginia Woolf examines love, ambition, and societal expectations in Edwardian London, reflecting on women’s independence.
Historical
Romance
Satire
Love and Friendship – Jane Austen (1787)
Love and Friendship by Jane Austen satirizes sentimentality, impulsive love, and misfortune in comically dramatic letters filled with absurdity.
Romance
Science Fiction
Supernatural
Rappaccini’s Daughter – Nathaniel Hawthorne (1844)
Rappaccini's Daughter by Nathaniel Hawthorne explores love and danger as a student encounters a mysterious woman in a poisonous garden.
Fantasy
Romance
Science Fiction
Dying of the Light – George RR Martin (1977)
Dying of the Light by George RR Martin is a melancholic tale of love, survival, and culture on a dying planet, rich with evocative imagery.
Romance
Satire
The Odd Women – George Gissing (1893)
The Odd Women by George Gissing critiques Victorian gender roles and explores themes of independence, feminism, and the challenges faced by single women.
Classics
Historical
Romance
Sylvia’s Lovers – Elizabeth Gaskell (1863)
Sylvia's Lovers by Elizabeth Gaskell explores love, loyalty, and betrayal in a Yorkshire whaling community during the Napoleonic Wars.
Classics
Psychological
Romance
The Virgin and the Gipsy – DH Lawrence (1930)
The Virgin and the Gipsy by D. H. Lawrence examines desire and societal constraints through a young woman’s transformative encounter with a gypsy.
Romance
Supernatural
Desperate Remedies – Thomas Hardy (1871)
Desperate Remedies by Thomas Hardy intertwines romance, suspense, and secrets in a tale of love, deceit, and moral dilemmas.
Adventure
Historical
Romance
Cleopatra – H Rider Haggard (1851)
Cleopatra by H. Rider Haggard is a tale of love, adventure, and political turmoil in ancient Egypt during the queen's reign.