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Romance books of the 1800s

The birth of romance as we know it. Austen, the Brontës, and the foundations of love stories.

430 books from 1800–1899
The playfellowHall, S. C. Mrs
The playfellow
Hall, S. C. Mrs (1866)
PG
The little gentleman in greenAdaline A. Drury Hepworth
The little gentleman in green
Adaline A. Drury Hepworth (1865)
PG-13
The Little nurse of Cape CodHenry Walker Herrick
The Little nurse of Cape Cod
Henry Walker Herrick (1863)
PG-13
The Four sistersJohn Absolon
The Four sisters
John Absolon (1862)
PG-13
Novels (Northanger Abbey / Pride and Prejudice)
Novels (Northanger Abbey / Pride and Prejudice)
Jane Austen (1861)
PG
Little robins' love one to anotherMadeline Leslie
Little robins' love one to another
Madeline Leslie (1860)
PG
The wood-rangers, or, The trappers of SonoraMayne Reid
The wood-rangers, or, The trappers of Sonora
Mayne Reid (1860)
PG-13
Nelly and her friendsJosephine Franklin
Nelly and her friends
Josephine Franklin (1860)
PG-13
VioletC. S. Guild
Violet
C. S. Guild (1859)
PG-13
Bertram NoelE. J. May
Bertram Noel
E. J. May (1859)
PG-13
Legendary talesMargaret Gatty
Legendary tales
Margaret Gatty (1858)
PG
CinderellaUnknown
Cinderella
Unknown (1858)
PG
Coming HomeMackarness, Henry S. Mrs
Coming Home
Mackarness, Henry S. Mrs (1858)
PG
The Four sistersDalziel Brothers
The Four sisters
Dalziel Brothers (1858)
PG
Strawberry stains, and other sketchesH. S. Grosvenor
Strawberry stains, and other sketches
H. S. Grosvenor (1854)
PG-13
Who is greatest?Arthur, T. S.
Who is greatest?
Arthur, T. S. (1854)
PG
Hadassah, or, The adopted childDaniel P. Kidder
Hadassah, or, The adopted child
Daniel P. Kidder (1854)
PG
The Child's jewelsUnknown
The Child's jewels
Unknown (1853)
PG
The Gem, or, Book of pleasant pagesUnknown
The Gem, or, Book of pleasant pages
Unknown (1853)
PG
The city clerk and his sisterCatharine Maria Sedgwick
The city clerk and his sister
Catharine Maria Sedgwick (1853)
PG
Cranford
Cranford
Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell (1853)
PG
The Pearl boxOliver L. Perkins
The Pearl box
Oliver L. Perkins (1851)
PG
One hundred cottage stories for girlsMelville
One hundred cottage stories for girls
Melville (1851)
PG
The Pearl boxC. Hobbs
The Pearl box
C. Hobbs (1851)
PG
A Father's presentRedfield & Savage
A Father's present
Redfield & Savage (1850)
PG
Little Women
Little Women
Louisa May Alcott (1848)
PG
The cousinsMaria J. McIntosh
The cousins
Maria J. McIntosh (1846)
PG-13
Which is the wiser
Which is the wiser
Mary Botham Howitt (1842)
PG
Novels (Emma / Mansfield Park / Northanger Abbey / Persuasion / Pride and Prejudice / Sense and Sensibility)
Novels (Emma / Mansfield Park / Northanger Abbey / Persuasion / Pride and Prejudice / Sense and Sensibility)
Jane Austen (1818)
PG
My Ántonia
My Ántonia
Willa Cather (1818)
PG