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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
La tentation de saint Antoine
La tentation de saint Antoine
Gustave Flaubert, Gisèle Séginger (1884)
PG-13
Qiṣṣat al-Bārīsīyah al-ḥasnāʾSaint-Mars, Gabrielle Anne Cisterne de Courtiras vicomtesse de
Qiṣṣat al-Bārīsīyah al-ḥasnāʾ
Saint-Mars, Gabrielle Anne Cisterne de Courtiras vicomtesse de (1884)
PG-13
The Huguenot lovers
The Huguenot lovers
Collinson Pierrepont Edwards Burgwyn (1889)
PG-13
Passe Rose
Passe Rose
Arthur Sherburne Hardy (1889)
PG-13
The Voyage of the Arrow
The Voyage of the Arrow
T. Jenkins Hains (1896)
PG-13
The bride of the tomb; and, Queenie's terrible secret
The bride of the tomb; and, Queenie's terrible secret
Miller, Alex. McVeigh Mrs. (1883)
PG-13
The splendid spur, being memoirs of the adventures of Mr. John Marvel, a servant of His late Majesty King Charles I., in the years 1642-3
The splendid spur, being memoirs of the adventures of Mr. John Marvel, a servant of His late Majesty King Charles I., in the years 1642-3
Arthur Quiller-Couch, Q (1889)
PG-13
O mandarim
O mandarim
Eça de Queiroz (1889)
PG-13
In the Blue Pike
In the Blue Pike
Georg Ebers (1896)
PG-13
Princes three and seekers sevenMara Colquhoun
Princes three and seekers seven
Mara Colquhoun (1898)
PG-13
Evelina's gardenMary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman
Evelina's garden
Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman (1899)
PG-13
The heart of Princess Osra
The heart of Princess Osra
Anthony Hope (1896)
PG-13
The seats of the mighty
The seats of the mighty
Gilbert Parker (1896)
PG-13
Maria Felicia ("The last mistress of Hlohov")Karolína Světlá
Maria Felicia ("The last mistress of Hlohov")
Karolína Světlá (1898)
PG-13
Eric Brighteyes
Eric Brighteyes
H. Rider Haggard (1890)
PG-13
Irrungen, Wirrungen
Irrungen, Wirrungen
Theodor Fontane (1896)
PG-13
Marie Gourdon
Marie Gourdon
Maud Ogilvy (1890)
PG-13
Los Cerritos
Los Cerritos
Gertrude Atherton (1890)
PG-13
Gaston De Latour-An Unfinished Romance
Gaston De Latour-An Unfinished Romance
Walter Pater (1896)
PG-13
Arachne
Arachne
Georg Ebers (1898)
PG-13
A forgotten linkM. A. Hoyer
A forgotten link
M. A. Hoyer (1899)
PG-13
Blix
Blix
Frank Norris (1899)
PG-13
Snare of Serpents
Snare of Serpents
Eleanor Burford (1890)
PG-13
A Romance at the Antipodes
A Romance at the Antipodes
R. Dun Douglass (1890)
PG-13
Cinderella, or, The little glass slipperUnknown
Cinderella, or, The little glass slipper
Unknown (1896)
PG-13
Beatrice
Beatrice
H. Rider Haggard (1890)
PG-13
Ransom My Heart
Ransom My Heart
Meg Cabot (1890)
PG-13
When knighthood was in flower
When knighthood was in flower
Charles Major (1898)
PG-13
A cigarette-maker's romance
A cigarette-maker's romance
Francis Marion Crawford (1890)
PG-13
We two
We two
Edna Lyall (1891)
PG-13