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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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Pride and Prejudice

The blueprint for every romance since — and still the wittiest of them all.

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

A Farewell to Arms

Ernest Hemingway

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

A Pair of Blue Eyes

Thomas Hardy

Adam Bede by George Eliot — cover
Adam BedeGeorge Eliot

Adam Bede

George Eliot

Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy — cover
Anna KareninaLeo Tolstoy

Anna Karenina

Leo Tolstoy

Clarissa by Samuel Richardson — cover
ClarissaSamuel Richardson

Clarissa

Samuel Richardson

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

Emma by Jane Austen — cover
EmmaJane Austen

Emma

Jane Austen

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

Galatea by Miguel de Cervantes — cover
GalateaMiguel de Cervantes

Galatea

Miguel de Cervantes

Ivanhoe by Walter Scott — cover
IvanhoeWalter Scott

Ivanhoe

Walter Scott

Lady Susan cover

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Lady Susan

An epistolary comedy about a brilliant schemer.

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Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë — cover
Jane EyreCharlotte Brontë

Jane Eyre

Charlotte Brontë

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

Lady Chatterley's Lover

D. H. Lawrence

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

Lorna Doone

R. D. Blackmore

Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert — cover
Madame BovaryGustave Flaubert

Madame Bovary

Gustave Flaubert

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

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

Pride and Prejudice

Jane Austen

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

Roxana: The Fortunate Mistress

Daniel Defoe

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

Sense and Sensibility

Jane Austen

Shirley by Charlotte Brontë — cover
ShirleyCharlotte Brontë

Shirley

Charlotte Brontë

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 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 golden bowl by Henry James — cover
The golden bowlHenry James

The golden bowl

Henry James

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

The Minister's Wooing

Harriet Beecher Stowe

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

The Portrait of a Lady

Henry James

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 Sundering Flood by William Morris — cover
The Sundering FloodWilliam Morris

The Sundering Flood

William Morris

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

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

Anne Brontë

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

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

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