Romance Stories

Set in 17th-century Puritan Boston, the story follows Hester Prynne, who is publicly shamed for committing adultery and giving birth to a child named Pearl.

An aging man becomes obsessed with books about knights and chivalry. Believing these tales, he renames himself Don Quixote and sets out to revive knighthood.

A World War I veteran who rents a modest house in West Egg and meets a wealthy man.

An American lieutenant who witnesses World War I, and loves an English nurse.

A handsome, intelligent, and egotistical young man as he comes of age in early 20th-century America.

A young man grappling with identity and meaning in pre-war England.

A country girl with an imagination shaped by gothic novels is invited to visit Bath with family friends.

A poor girl from a large family is sent to live with her wealthy relatives at Mansfield Park.

A young man in New York City and his beautiful wife as they pursue pleasure, wealth, and social status.

A reflective and passive poet who joins Blithedale which is a utopian farming commune.