
Love, Lust & Heartbreak: 50 Romance Classics in One Collection
By Stendhal, Charles Dickens, William Shakespeare, Burton Egbert Stevenson, Charlotte Brontë, Anne Brontë, Emily Brontë, Henry James, Louisa May Alcott, Jane Austen, George Eliot, Walter Scott, Thomas Hardy, O. Douglas, Edith Wharton, Alexandre Dumas, Meredith Nicholson, Virginia Woolf, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Gaston Leroux, Grace Livingston Hill, Theodore Dreiser, Kate Chopin, Earl Derr Biggers, Fanny Burney, Georgette Heyer, H. G. Wells, E. M. Forster, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Leo Tolstoy, Elizabeth Gaskell, P.G. Wodehouse, R.D. Blackmore, Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, Madeleine L'EngleLength766h 49m
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Embark on an eloquent journey through the intricacies of human emotion with "Love, Lust & Heartbreak: 50 Romance Classics in One Collection." This anthology curates a breathtaking array of literary masterpieces that capture the ephemeral nature of love in all its forms—from the youthful infatuations to the somber depths of heartbreak. Setting the stage across romantic landscapes and tumultuous interiors, the collection spans a myriad of styles from the poignant realism of Edith Wharton to the romantic idealism of George Eliot, intertwining passion and disillusionment in tales that have captivated readers for generations. The contributing authors in this collection are stalwarts of the romantic tradition, hailing from diverse backgrounds and literary movements that span the globe. From the impassioned prose of Stendhal and the satirical wit of Jane Austen, to the psychological insight of Virginia Woolf and the pioneering narratives of Brontë sisters, these writers synthesize their experiences and cultural contexts to craft a cohesive exploration of love. This enriching gathering draws on the historical and literary evolution of the romance genre, offering a testament to the varied interpretations of love that transcend time and place. "Love, Lust & Heartbreak" invites readers into a kaleidoscope of emotions, offering an unparalleled opportunity to explore connections between style, context, and thematic depth within a single volume. The anthology stands as an essential collection for those seeking both an educational exploration and a heartfelt experience. Delight in its breadth of insights, embrace the multifaceted nature of love, and immerse yourself in a dialogue across epochs, woven together by the distinct voices of literature's great romantics.
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GenreLiterary Classics, Romance
Length766 hrs 49 mins
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Publish dateNov 12, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
169Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy) (pt. 11)
2Romeo & Juliet by William Shakespeare(Play) (pt. 1)
170Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy) (pt. 12)
3Romeo & Juliet by William Shakespeare(Play) (pt. 2)
171Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy) (pt. 13)
4Romeo & Juliet (Prose Version) (pt. 1)
172Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy) (pt. 14)
5Romeo & Juliet (Prose Version) (pt. 2)
173Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy) (pt. 15)
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6Romeo & Juliet (Prose Version) (pt. 3)
174Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy) (pt. 16)
7Romeo & Juliet (Prose Version) (pt. 4)
175Far from the Madding Crowd (Thomas Hardy) (pt. 1)
8Romeo & Juliet (Prose Version) (pt. 5)
176Far from the Madding Crowd (Thomas Hardy) (pt. 2)
9Evelina (Fanny Burney) (pt. 1)
177Far from the Madding Crowd (Thomas Hardy) (pt. 3)
10Evelina (Fanny Burney) (pt. 2)
178Far from the Madding Crowd (Thomas Hardy) (pt. 4)
11Evelina (Fanny Burney) (pt. 3)
179Far from the Madding Crowd (Thomas Hardy) (pt. 5)
12Evelina (Fanny Burney) (pt. 4)
180Far from the Madding Crowd (Thomas Hardy) (pt. 6)
13Evelina (Fanny Burney) (pt. 5)
181Far from the Madding Crowd (Thomas Hardy) (pt. 7)
14Evelina (Fanny Burney) (pt. 6)
182Tess of the d’Urbervilles (Thomas Hardy) (pt. 1)
15Evelina (Fanny Burney) (pt. 7)
183Tess of the d’Urbervilles (Thomas Hardy) (pt. 2)
16Evelina (Fanny Burney) (pt. 8)
184Tess of the d’Urbervilles (Thomas Hardy) (pt. 3)
17Camilla (Fanny Burney) (pt. 1)
185Tess of the d’Urbervilles (Thomas Hardy) (pt. 4)
18Camilla (Fanny Burney) (pt. 2)
186Tess of the d’Urbervilles (Thomas Hardy) (pt. 5)
19Camilla (Fanny Burney) (pt. 3)
187Tess of the d’Urbervilles (Thomas Hardy) (pt. 6)
20Camilla (Fanny Burney) (pt. 4)
188Tess of the d’Urbervilles (Thomas Hardy) (pt. 7)
21Camilla (Fanny Burney) (pt. 5)
189North and South (Elizabeth Gaskell) (pt. 1)
22Camilla (Fanny Burney) (pt. 6)
190North and South (Elizabeth Gaskell) (pt. 2)
23Camilla (Fanny Burney) (pt. 7)
191North and South (Elizabeth Gaskell) (pt. 3)
24Camilla (Fanny Burney) (pt. 8)
192North and South (Elizabeth Gaskell) (pt. 4)
25Camilla (Fanny Burney) (pt. 9)
193North and South (Elizabeth Gaskell) (pt. 5)
26Camilla (Fanny Burney) (pt. 10)
194North and South (Elizabeth Gaskell) (pt. 6)
27Camilla (Fanny Burney) (pt. 11)
195North and South (Elizabeth Gaskell) (pt. 7)
28Camilla (Fanny Burney) (pt. 12)
196North and South (Elizabeth Gaskell) (pt. 8)
29Camilla (Fanny Burney) (pt. 13)
197North and South (Elizabeth Gaskell) (pt. 9)
30Camilla (Fanny Burney) (pt. 14)
198Wives and Daughters (Elizabeth Gaskell) (pt. 1)
31Camilla (Fanny Burney) (pt. 15)
199Wives and Daughters (Elizabeth Gaskell) (pt. 2)
32Camilla (Fanny Burney) (pt. 16)
200Wives and Daughters (Elizabeth Gaskell) (pt. 3)
33Camilla (Fanny Burney) (pt. 17)
201Wives and Daughters (Elizabeth Gaskell) (pt. 4)
34Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen) (pt. 1)
202Wives and Daughters (Elizabeth Gaskell) (pt. 5)
35Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen) (pt. 2)
203Wives and Daughters (Elizabeth Gaskell) (pt. 6)
36Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen) (pt. 3)
204Wives and Daughters (Elizabeth Gaskell) (pt. 7)
37Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen) (pt. 4)
205Wives and Daughters (Elizabeth Gaskell) (pt. 8)
38Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen) (pt. 5)
206Wives and Daughters (Elizabeth Gaskell) (pt. 9)
39Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen) (pt. 6)
207Wives and Daughters (Elizabeth Gaskell) (pt. 10)
40Sense and Sensibility (Jane Austen) (pt. 1)
208Wives and Daughters (Elizabeth Gaskell) (pt. 11)
41Sense and Sensibility (Jane Austen) (pt. 2)
209Wives and Daughters (Elizabeth Gaskell) (pt. 12)
42Sense and Sensibility (Jane Austen) (pt. 3)
210The Age of Innocence (Edith Wharton) (pt. 1)
43Sense and Sensibility (Jane Austen) (pt. 4)
211The Age of Innocence (Edith Wharton) (pt. 2)
44Sense and Sensibility (Jane Austen) (pt. 5)
212The Age of Innocence (Edith Wharton) (pt. 3)
45Sense and Sensibility (Jane Austen) (pt. 6)
213The Age of Innocence (Edith Wharton) (pt. 4)
46Mansfield Park (Jane Austen) (pt. 1)
214The Age of Innocence (Edith Wharton) (pt. 5)
47Mansfield Park (Jane Austen) (pt. 2)
215Little Women (Louisa May Alcott) (pt. 1)
48Mansfield Park (Jane Austen) (pt. 3)
216Little Women (Louisa May Alcott) (pt. 2)
49Mansfield Park (Jane Austen) (pt. 4)
217Little Women (Louisa May Alcott) (pt. 3)
50Mansfield Park (Jane Austen) (pt. 5)
218Little Women (Louisa May Alcott) (pt. 4)
51Mansfield Park (Jane Austen) (pt. 6)
219Little Women (Louisa May Alcott) (pt. 5)
52Mansfield Park (Jane Austen) (pt. 7)
220Little Women (Louisa May Alcott) (pt. 6)
53Emma (Jane Austen) (pt. 1)
221Little Women (Louisa May Alcott) (pt. 7)
54Emma (Jane Austen) (pt. 2)
222Little Women (Louisa May Alcott) (pt. 8)
55Emma (Jane Austen) (pt. 3)
223Little Women (Louisa May Alcott) (pt. 9)
56Emma (Jane Austen) (pt. 4)
224An Old-Fashioned Girl (Louisa May Alcott) (pt. 1)
57Emma (Jane Austen) (pt. 5)
225An Old-Fashioned Girl (Louisa May Alcott) (pt. 2)
58Emma (Jane Austen) (pt. 6)
226An Old-Fashioned Girl (Louisa May Alcott) (pt. 3)
59Emma (Jane Austen) (pt. 7)
227An Old-Fashioned Girl (Louisa May Alcott) (pt. 4)
60Persuasion (Jane Austen) (pt. 1)
228An Old-Fashioned Girl (Louisa May Alcott) (pt. 5)
61Persuasion (Jane Austen) (pt. 2)
229The Lady of the Camellias (Alexandre Dumas) (pt. 1)
62Persuasion (Jane Austen) (pt. 3)
230The Lady of the Camellias (Alexandre Dumas) (pt. 2)
63Persuasion (Jane Austen) (pt. 4)
231The Lady of the Camellias (Alexandre Dumas) (pt. 3)
64The Sorrows of Young Werther (Goethe) (pt. 1)
232The House of a Thousand Candles (Meredith Nicholson) (pt. 1)
65The Sorrows of Young Werther (Goethe) (pt. 2)
233The House of a Thousand Candles (Meredith Nicholson) (pt. 2)
66Jane Eyre (Charlotte Brontë) (pt. 1)
234The House of a Thousand Candles (Meredith Nicholson) (pt. 3)
67Jane Eyre (Charlotte Brontë) (pt. 2)
235The House of a Thousand Candles (Meredith Nicholson) (pt. 4)
68Jane Eyre (Charlotte Brontë) (pt. 3)
236Great Expectations (Charles Dickens) (pt. 1)
69Jane Eyre (Charlotte Brontë) (pt. 4)
237Great Expectations (Charles Dickens) (pt. 2)
70Jane Eyre (Charlotte Brontë) (pt. 5)
238Great Expectations (Charles Dickens) (pt. 3)
71Jane Eyre (Charlotte Brontë) (pt. 6)
239Great Expectations (Charles Dickens) (pt. 4)
72Jane Eyre (Charlotte Brontë) (pt. 7)
240Great Expectations (Charles Dickens) (pt. 5)
73Jane Eyre (Charlotte Brontë) (pt. 8)
241Great Expectations (Charles Dickens) (pt. 6)
74Jane Eyre (Charlotte Brontë) (pt. 9)
242Great Expectations (Charles Dickens) (pt. 7)
75Villette (Charlotte Brontë) (pt. 1)
243Great Expectations (Charles Dickens) (pt. 8)
76Villette (Charlotte Brontë) (pt. 2)
244Great Expectations (Charles Dickens) (pt. 9)
77Villette (Charlotte Brontë) (pt. 3)
245The Phantom of the Opera (Gaston Leroux) (pt. 1)
78Villette (Charlotte Brontë) (pt. 4)
246The Phantom of the Opera (Gaston Leroux) (pt. 2)
79Villette (Charlotte Brontë) (pt. 5)
247The Phantom of the Opera (Gaston Leroux) (pt. 3)
80Villette (Charlotte Brontë) (pt. 6)
248The Phantom of the Opera (Gaston Leroux) (pt. 4)
81Villette (Charlotte Brontë) (pt. 7)
249A Room with a View (E. M. Forster) (pt. 1)
82Villette (Charlotte Brontë) (pt. 8)
250A Room with a View (E. M. Forster) (pt. 2)
83Villette (Charlotte Brontë) (pt. 9)
251A Room with a View (E. M. Forster) (pt. 3)
84Wuthering Heights (Emily Brontë) (pt. 1)
252A Room with a View (E. M. Forster) (pt. 4)
85Wuthering Heights (Emily Brontë) (pt. 2)
253The Beautiful and Damned (F. Scott Fitzgerald) (pt. 1)
86Wuthering Heights (Emily Brontë) (pt. 3)
254The Beautiful and Damned (F. Scott Fitzgerald) (pt. 2)
87Wuthering Heights (Emily Brontë) (pt. 4)
255The Beautiful and Damned (F. Scott Fitzgerald) (pt. 3)
88Wuthering Heights (Emily Brontë) (pt. 5)
256The Beautiful and Damned (F. Scott Fitzgerald) (pt. 4)
89Wuthering Heights (Emily Brontë) (pt. 6)
257The Beautiful and Damned (F. Scott Fitzgerald) (pt. 5)
90The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (Anne Brontë) (pt. 1)
258The Beautiful and Damned (F. Scott Fitzgerald) (pt. 6)
91The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (Anne Brontë) (pt. 2)
259The Beautiful and Damned (F. Scott Fitzgerald) (pt. 7)
92The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (Anne Brontë) (pt. 3)
260Jennie Gerhardt (Theodore Dreiser) (pt. 1)
93The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (Anne Brontë) (pt. 4)
261Jennie Gerhardt (Theodore Dreiser) (pt. 2)
94The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (Anne Brontë) (pt. 5)
262Jennie Gerhardt (Theodore Dreiser) (pt. 3)
95The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (Anne Brontë) (pt. 6)
263Jennie Gerhardt (Theodore Dreiser) (pt. 4)
96The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (Anne Brontë) (pt. 7)
264Jennie Gerhardt (Theodore Dreiser) (pt. 5)
97The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (Anne Brontë) (pt. 8)
265Jennie Gerhardt (Theodore Dreiser) (pt. 6)
98The Red and the Black (Stendhal) (pt. 1)
266Ann Veronica (H. G. Wells) (pt. 1)
99The Red and the Black (Stendhal) (pt. 2)
267Ann Veronica (H. G. Wells) (pt. 2)
100The Red and the Black (Stendhal) (pt. 3)
268Ann Veronica (H. G. Wells) (pt. 3)
101The Red and the Black (Stendhal) (pt. 4)
269Ann Veronica (H. G. Wells) (pt. 4)
102The Red and the Black (Stendhal) (pt. 5)
270Ann Veronica (H. G. Wells) (pt. 5)
103The Red and the Black (Stendhal) (pt. 6)
271The Enchanted Barn (Grace Livingston Hill) (pt. 1)
104The Red and the Black (Stendhal) (pt. 7)
272The Enchanted Barn (Grace Livingston Hill) (pt. 2)
105The Red and the Black (Stendhal) (pt. 8)
273The Enchanted Barn (Grace Livingston Hill) (pt. 3)
106The Red and the Black (Stendhal) (pt. 9)
274The Enchanted Barn (Grace Livingston Hill) (pt. 4)
107Lorna Doone (R.D. Blackmore) (pt. 1)
275The Girl from Montana (Grace Livingston Hill) (pt. 1)
108Lorna Doone (R.D. Blackmore) (pt. 2)
276The Girl from Montana (Grace Livingston Hill) (pt. 2)
109Lorna Doone (R.D. Blackmore) (pt. 3)
277The Girl from Montana (Grace Livingston Hill) (pt. 3)
110Lorna Doone (R.D. Blackmore) (pt. 4)
278Marcia Schuyler (pt. 1)
111Lorna Doone (R.D. Blackmore) (pt. 5)
279Marcia Schuyler (pt. 2)
112Lorna Doone (R.D. Blackmore) (pt. 6)
280Marcia Schuyler (pt. 3)
113Lorna Doone (R.D. Blackmore) (pt. 7)
281Marcia Schuyler (pt. 4)
114Lorna Doone (R.D. Blackmore) (pt. 8)
282Marcia Schuyler (pt. 5)
115Lorna Doone (R.D. Blackmore) (pt. 9)
283Phoebe Deane (pt. 1)
116Lorna Doone (R.D. Blackmore) (pt. 10)
284Phoebe Deane (pt. 2)
117Lorna Doone (R.D. Blackmore) (pt. 11)
285Phoebe Deane (pt. 3)
118Lorna Doone (R.D. Blackmore) (pt. 12)
286Phoebe Deane (pt. 4)
119Dangerous Liaisons (Pierre Choderlos de Laclos) (pt. 1)
287Phoebe Deane (pt. 5)
120Dangerous Liaisons (Pierre Choderlos de Laclos) (pt. 2)
288Miranda (pt. 1)
121Dangerous Liaisons (Pierre Choderlos de Laclos) (pt. 3)
289Miranda (pt. 2)
122Dangerous Liaisons (Pierre Choderlos de Laclos) (pt. 4)
290Miranda (pt. 3)
123Dangerous Liaisons (Pierre Choderlos de Laclos) (pt. 5)
291Miranda (pt. 4)
124Dangerous Liaisons (Pierre Choderlos de Laclos) (pt. 6)
292The Agony Column (Earl Derr Biggers) (pt. 1)
125Dangerous Liaisons (Pierre Choderlos de Laclos) (pt. 7)
293The Agony Column (Earl Derr Biggers) (pt. 2)
126The Portrait of a Lady (Henry James) (pt. 1)
294The Bride of Lammermoor (Walter Scott) (pt. 1)
127The Portrait of a Lady (Henry James) (pt. 2)
295The Bride of Lammermoor (Walter Scott) (pt. 2)
128The Portrait of a Lady (Henry James) (pt. 3)
296The Bride of Lammermoor (Walter Scott) (pt. 3)
129The Portrait of a Lady (Henry James) (pt. 4)
297The Bride of Lammermoor (Walter Scott) (pt. 4)
130The Portrait of a Lady (Henry James) (pt. 5)
298The Bride of Lammermoor (Walter Scott) (pt. 5)
131The Portrait of a Lady (Henry James) (pt. 6)
299The Bride of Lammermoor (Walter Scott) (pt. 6)
132The Portrait of a Lady (Henry James) (pt. 7)
300Night and Day (Virginia Woolf) (pt. 1)
133The Portrait of a Lady (Henry James) (pt. 8)
301Night and Day (Virginia Woolf) (pt. 2)
134The Portrait of a Lady (Henry James) (pt. 9)
302Night and Day (Virginia Woolf) (pt. 3)
135The Portrait of a Lady (Henry James) (pt. 10)
303Night and Day (Virginia Woolf) (pt. 4)
136The Portrait of a Lady (Henry James) (pt. 11)
304Night and Day (Virginia Woolf) (pt. 5)
137The Wings of the Dove (Henry James) (pt. 1)
305Night and Day (Virginia Woolf) (pt. 6)
138The Wings of the Dove (Henry James) (pt. 2)
306Night and Day (Virginia Woolf) (pt. 7)
139The Wings of the Dove (Henry James) (pt. 3)
307Night and Day (Virginia Woolf) (pt. 8)
140The Wings of the Dove (Henry James) (pt. 4)
308Affairs of State (Burton Egbert Stevenson) (pt. 1)
141The Wings of the Dove (Henry James) (pt. 5)
309Affairs of State (Burton Egbert Stevenson) (pt. 2)
142The Wings of the Dove (Henry James) (pt. 6)
310Affairs of State (Burton Egbert Stevenson) (pt. 3)
143The Wings of the Dove (Henry James) (pt. 7)
311Jill the Reckless (P.G. Wodehouse) (pt. 1)
144The Wings of the Dove (Henry James) (pt. 8)
312Jill the Reckless (P.G. Wodehouse) (pt. 2)
145The Wings of the Dove (Henry James) (pt. 9)
313Jill the Reckless (P.G. Wodehouse) (pt. 3)
146Scarlet Letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne) (pt. 1)
314Jill the Reckless (P.G. Wodehouse) (pt. 4)
147Scarlet Letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne) (pt. 2)
315Jill the Reckless (P.G. Wodehouse) (pt. 5)
148Scarlet Letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne) (pt. 3)
316Jill the Reckless (P.G. Wodehouse) (pt. 6)
149Scarlet Letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne) (pt. 4)
317The Black Moth (Georgette Heyer) (pt. 1)
150Adam Bede (George Eliot) (pt. 1)
318The Black Moth (Georgette Heyer) (pt. 2)
151Adam Bede (George Eliot) (pt. 2)
319The Black Moth (Georgette Heyer) (pt. 3)
152Adam Bede (George Eliot) (pt. 3)
320The Black Moth (Georgette Heyer) (pt. 4)
153Adam Bede (George Eliot) (pt. 4)
321The Black Moth (Georgette Heyer) (pt. 5)
154Adam Bede (George Eliot) (pt. 5)
322The Transformation of Philip Jettan (Georgette Heyer) (pt. 1)
155Adam Bede (George Eliot) (pt. 6)
323The Transformation of Philip Jettan (Georgette Heyer) (pt. 2)
156Adam Bede (George Eliot) (pt. 7)
324The Transformation of Philip Jettan (Georgette Heyer) (pt. 3)
157Adam Bede (George Eliot) (pt. 8)
325And Both Were Young (Madeleine L'Engle) (pt. 1)
158Adam Bede (George Eliot) (pt. 9)
326And Both Were Young (Madeleine L'Engle) (pt. 2)
159Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy) (pt. 1)
327And Both Were Young (Madeleine L'Engle) (pt. 3)
160Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy) (pt. 2)
328Penny Plain (O. Douglas) (pt. 1)
161Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy) (pt. 3)
329Penny Plain (O. Douglas) (pt. 2)
162Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy) (pt. 4)
330Penny Plain (O. Douglas) (pt. 3)
163Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy) (pt. 5)
331Penny Plain (O. Douglas) (pt. 4)
164Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy) (pt. 6)
332Penny Plain (O. Douglas) (pt. 5)
165Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy) (pt. 7)
333The Awakening (Kate Chopin) (pt. 1)
166Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy) (pt. 8)
334The Awakening (Kate Chopin) (pt. 2)
167Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy) (pt. 9)
335The Awakening (Kate Chopin) (pt. 3)
168Anna Karenina (Leo Tolstoy) (pt. 10)