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Romance novels — 93 PDFs & ePubs

93 classic romance books · free in PDF & EPUB

Courtship, obstacles, and hearts that won't behave — from Austen's comedies of manners to the storm-lit moors of the Brontës. Every romance novel here is in the public domain: download it free in PDF or EPUB, or read it online, no sign-up needed.

Pride and Prejudice is still the blueprint, and still the wittiest. Jane Eyre adds gothic shadow and a heroine with spine; Wuthering Heights is love at its most feral. Short on time? First Love by Turgenev is a bittersweet afternoon.

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A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway — cover
A Farewell to ArmsErnest Hemingway

A Farewell to Arms

Ernest Hemingway

A Modern Lover by D. H. Lawrence — cover
A Modern LoverD. H. Lawrence

A Modern Lover

D. H. Lawrence

A Pair of Blue Eyes by Thomas Hardy — cover
A Pair of Blue EyesThomas Hardy

A Pair of Blue Eyes

Thomas Hardy

A Room with a View by E. M. Forster — cover
A Room with a ViewE. M. Forster

A Room with a View

E. M. Forster

Adam Bede by George Eliot — cover
Adam BedeGeorge Eliot

Adam Bede

George Eliot

Agnes Grey by Anne Brontë — cover
Agnes GreyAnne Brontë

Agnes Grey

Anne Brontë

Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy — cover
Anna KareninaLeo Tolstoy

Anna Karenina

Leo Tolstoy

Anne's House of Dreams by Lucy Maud Montgomery — cover
Anne's House of DreamsLucy Maud Montgomery

Anne's House of Dreams

Lucy Maud Montgomery

Beverly of Graustark by George Barr McCutcheon — cover
Beverly of GraustarkGeorge Barr McCutcheon

Beverly of Graustark

George Barr McCutcheon

Bohemians of the Latin Quarter by Henri Murger — cover
Bohemians of the Latin QuarterHenri Murger

Bohemians of the Latin Quarter

Henri Murger

Clarissa by Samuel Richardson — cover
ClarissaSamuel Richardson

Clarissa

Samuel Richardson

Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand — cover
Cyrano de BergeracEdmond Rostand

Cyrano de Bergerac

Edmond Rostand

Bohemians of the Latin Quarter cover

A hidden gem from this shelf

Bohemians of the Latin Quarter

Rent due, coffee cold, dreams loud—Murger’s sketches invented the archetype of artists improvising life and art in dialogue.

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Dangerous Connections by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos — cover
Dangerous ConnectionsPierre Choderlos de Laclos

Dangerous Connections

Pierre Choderlos de Laclos

Daniel Deronda by George Eliot — cover
Daniel DerondaGeorge Eliot

Daniel Deronda

George Eliot

Eleonora by Edgar Allan Poe — cover
EleonoraEdgar Allan Poe

Eleonora

Edgar Allan Poe

Emma by Jane Austen — cover
EmmaJane Austen

Emma

Jane Austen

Eugenie Grandet by Honoré de Balzac — cover
Eugenie GrandetHonoré de Balzac

Eugenie Grandet

Honoré de Balzac

Falkner by Mary Shelley — cover
FalknerMary Shelley

Falkner

Mary Shelley

Far From the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy — cover
Far From the Madding CrowdThomas Hardy

Far From the Madding Crowd

Thomas Hardy

First Love by Ivan Turgenev — cover
First LoveIvan Turgenev

First Love

Ivan Turgenev

Galatea by Miguel de Cervantes — cover
GalateaMiguel de Cervantes

Galatea

Miguel de Cervantes

Ivanhoe by Walter Scott — cover
IvanhoeWalter Scott

Ivanhoe

Walter Scott

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë — cover
Jane EyreCharlotte Brontë

Jane Eyre

Charlotte Brontë

Lady Athlyne by Bram Stoker — cover
Lady AthlyneBram Stoker

Lady Athlyne

Bram Stoker

Lady Chatterley's Lover by D. H. Lawrence — cover
Lady Chatterley's LoverD. H. Lawrence

Lady Chatterley's Lover

D. H. Lawrence

Lady Susan by Jane Austen — cover
Lady SusanJane Austen

Lady Susan

Jane Austen

Lorna Doone by R. D. Blackmore — cover
Lorna DooneR. D. Blackmore

Lorna Doone

R. D. Blackmore

Love and Freindship by Jane Austen — cover
Love and FreindshipJane Austen

Love and Freindship

Jane Austen

Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert — cover
Madame BovaryGustave Flaubert

Madame Bovary

Gustave Flaubert

Manon Lescaut by Abbé Prévost — cover
Manon LescautAbbé Prévost

Manon Lescaut

Abbé Prévost

Mansfield Park by Jane Austen — cover
Mansfield ParkJane Austen

Mansfield Park

Jane Austen

Middlemarch by George Eliot — cover
MiddlemarchGeorge Eliot

Middlemarch

George Eliot

Night and Day by Virginia Woolf — cover
Night and DayVirginia Woolf

Night and Day

Virginia Woolf

North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell — cover
North and SouthElizabeth Gaskell

North and South

Elizabeth Gaskell

Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen — cover
Northanger AbbeyJane Austen

Northanger Abbey

Jane Austen

On the Eve by Ivan Turgenev — cover
On the EveIvan Turgenev

On the Eve

Ivan Turgenev

Oroonoko by Aphra Behn — cover
OroonokoAphra Behn

Oroonoko

Aphra Behn

Persuasion by Jane Austen — cover
PersuasionJane Austen

Persuasion

Jane Austen

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen — cover
Pride and PrejudiceJane Austen

Pride and Prejudice

Jane Austen

Prince Otto by Robert Louis Stevenson — cover
Prince OttoRobert Louis Stevenson

Prince Otto

Robert Louis Stevenson

Roxana: The Fortunate Mistress by Daniel Defoe — cover
Roxana: The Fortunate MistressDaniel Defoe

Roxana: The Fortunate Mistress

Daniel Defoe

Rupert of hentzau by Anthony Hope — cover
Rupert of hentzauAnthony Hope

Rupert of hentzau

Anthony Hope

Sanditon by Jane Austen — cover
SanditonJane Austen

Sanditon

Jane Austen

Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen — cover
Sense and SensibilityJane Austen

Sense and Sensibility

Jane Austen

Sentimental Education by Gustave Flaubert — cover
Sentimental EducationGustave Flaubert

Sentimental Education

Gustave Flaubert

Shirley by Charlotte Brontë — cover
ShirleyCharlotte Brontë

Shirley

Charlotte Brontë

Summer by Edith Wharton — cover
SummerEdith Wharton

Summer

Edith Wharton

Sylvia's Lovers by Elizabeth Gaskell — cover
Sylvia's LoversElizabeth Gaskell

Sylvia's Lovers

Elizabeth Gaskell

Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy — cover
Tess of the D'UrbervillesThomas Hardy

Tess of the D'Urbervilles

Thomas Hardy

The Ambassadors by Henry James — cover
The AmbassadorsHenry James

The Ambassadors

Henry James

The beautiful and damned by F. Scott Fitzgerald — cover
The beautiful and damnedF. Scott Fitzgerald

The beautiful and damned

F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Blue Castle by Lucy Maud Montgomery — cover
The Blue CastleLucy Maud Montgomery

The Blue Castle

Lucy Maud Montgomery

The Broken Wings by Khalil Gibran — cover
The Broken WingsKhalil Gibran

The Broken Wings

Khalil Gibran

The Cossacks by Leo Tolstoy — cover
The CossacksLeo Tolstoy

The Cossacks

Leo Tolstoy

The Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim — cover
The Enchanted AprilElizabeth von Arnim

The Enchanted April

Elizabeth von Arnim

The Forsyte Saga by John Galsworthy — cover
The Forsyte SagaJohn Galsworthy

The Forsyte Saga

John Galsworthy

The Gadfly by Ethel Voynich — cover
The GadflyEthel Voynich

The Gadfly

Ethel Voynich

The Glimpses of the Moon by Edith Wharton — cover
The Glimpses of the MoonEdith Wharton

The Glimpses of the Moon

Edith Wharton

The golden bowl by Henry James — cover
The golden bowlHenry James

The golden bowl

Henry James

The Good Soldier by Ford Madox Ford — cover
The Good SoldierFord Madox Ford

The Good Soldier

Ford Madox Ford

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald — cover
The Great GatsbyF. Scott Fitzgerald

The Great Gatsby

F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Heart of Princess Osra by Anthony Hope — cover
The Heart of Princess OsraAnthony Hope

The Heart of Princess Osra

Anthony Hope

The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Henry Fielding — cover
The History of Tom Jones, a FoundlingHenry Fielding

The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling

Henry Fielding

The Insulted and Humiliated by Fyodor Dostoevsky — cover
The Insulted and HumiliatedFyodor Dostoevsky

The Insulted and Humiliated

Fyodor Dostoevsky

The Lady of the Shroud by Bram Stoker — cover
The Lady of the ShroudBram Stoker

The Lady of the Shroud

Bram Stoker

The Little Lady of the Big House by Jack London — cover
The Little Lady of the Big HouseJack London

The Little Lady of the Big House

Jack London

The Minister's Wooing by Harriet Beecher Stowe — cover
The Minister's WooingHarriet Beecher Stowe

The Minister's Wooing

Harriet Beecher Stowe

The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux — cover
The Phantom of the OperaGaston Leroux

The Phantom of the Opera

Gaston Leroux

The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James — cover
The Portrait of a LadyHenry James

The Portrait of a Lady

Henry James

The Princess of Cleves by Madame de La Fayette — cover
The Princess of ClevesMadame de La Fayette

The Princess of Cleves

Madame de La Fayette

The Prisoner of Zenda by Anthony Hope — cover
The Prisoner of ZendaAnthony Hope

The Prisoner of Zenda

Anthony Hope

The Professor by Charlotte Brontë — cover
The ProfessorCharlotte Brontë

The Professor

Charlotte Brontë

The Red and the Black by Stendhal — cover
The Red and the BlackStendhal

The Red and the Black

Stendhal

The Return of the Native by Thomas Hardy — cover
The Return of the NativeThomas Hardy

The Return of the Native

Thomas Hardy

The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne — cover
The Scarlet LetterNathaniel Hawthorne

The Scarlet Letter

Nathaniel Hawthorne

The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy — cover
The Scarlet PimpernelBaroness Orczy

The Scarlet Pimpernel

Baroness Orczy

The Sorrows of Young Werther by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe — cover
The Sorrows of Young WertherJohann Wolfgang von Goethe

The Sorrows of Young Werther

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

The Sundering Flood by William Morris — cover
The Sundering FloodWilliam Morris

The Sundering Flood

William Morris

The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu — cover
The Tale of GenjiMurasaki Shikibu

The Tale of Genji

Murasaki Shikibu

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë — cover
The Tenant of Wildfell HallAnne Brontë

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

Anne Brontë

The Virgin and the Gipsy by D. H. Lawrence — cover
The Virgin and the GipsyD. H. Lawrence

The Virgin and the Gipsy

D. H. Lawrence

The Watsons by Jane Austen — cover
The WatsonsJane Austen

The Watsons

Jane Austen

The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall — cover
The Well of LonelinessRadclyffe Hall

The Well of Loneliness

Radclyffe Hall

The Wings of the Dove by Henry James — cover
The Wings of the DoveHenry James

The Wings of the Dove

Henry James

The woodlanders by Thomas Hardy — cover
The woodlandersThomas Hardy

The woodlanders

Thomas Hardy

Torrent of Spring by Ivan Turgenev — cover
Torrent of SpringIvan Turgenev

Torrent of Spring

Ivan Turgenev

Under the Greenwood Tree by Thomas Hardy — cover
Under the Greenwood TreeThomas Hardy

Under the Greenwood Tree

Thomas Hardy

Victory: An Island Tale by Joseph Conrad — cover
Victory: An Island TaleJoseph Conrad

Victory: An Island Tale

Joseph Conrad

Villette by Charlotte Brontë — cover
VilletteCharlotte Brontë

Villette

Charlotte Brontë

Where Angels Fear to Tread by E. M. Forster — cover
Where Angels Fear to TreadE. M. Forster

Where Angels Fear to Tread

E. M. Forster

White Nights by Fyodor Dostoevsky — cover
White NightsFyodor Dostoevsky

White Nights

Fyodor Dostoevsky

Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell — cover
Wives and DaughtersElizabeth Gaskell

Wives and Daughters

Elizabeth Gaskell

Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë — cover
Wuthering HeightsEmily Brontë

Wuthering Heights

Emily Brontë