Love, romance, feelings, and relationships: all of these are easy to understand but hard to express in writing. However, the following 10 love stories (in chronological order) have been able to accomplish this great task and have allowed us to experience the best love novels of all time. Top 7 best romance books. If you were to ask any enthusiastic reader of a love novel to tell you his or her favorite book of all time, you are unlikely to get a straight answer. Every year, thousands of different titles are published in all genres, including favorites such as historical, paranormal, erotica, and modern. And with more readings now available through e-readers and apps, there are endless love stories — and happy moments — to choose from.
Pride and Prejudice (1813) by Jane Austen
Selling more than 120 million copies and having many versions and imitations, needless to say, Jane Austen’s old novel Pride and Prejudice has stood the test of time. When Elizabeth Bennet comes of age she has her ideas of love, marriage, customs, and relationships that conflict with English society in the 19th century. Given his independent concept he has a series of unpleasant encounters with many including Mr. Darcy – a proud bachelor and a class-conscious – slowly acquiring strange chemistry. (Buy)
Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights (1847)
Criticized and widely ignored for its improper portrayal of blind love, this classical romance today is one of the most well-known love stories ever written in English Literature. Brontë’s character, Heathcliff is an adopted child who develops unconditional love for his adopted sister, Catherine but the little rumors in the city will destroy them both. (Buy)
Jane Eyre (1847) by Charlotte Brontë
Highly respected for its aggressive issues of sex, class, femininity, and religion in its first-person story, Charlotte Brontë’s novel examines the life of its protagonist character from her childhood to her fiancé, Mr. Rochester. Jane Eyre persuaded many critics to agree to convince the character Jane persuaded the audience with her views which were in direct conflict with the 19th-century England situation. (Buy)
Anna Karenina (1877) by Leo Tolstoy
Described by Times Magazine as the largest novel ever written, Anna Karenina is Tolstoy’s masterpiece and, according to him, her first true novel. Holding on to the rule of the 19th-century Russian civil society, Karenina falls in love with Count Vronsky and is determined to leave her marriage and be shunned by Russian society. His decision, however, is far different from what he had expected. (Buy)
Gone With the Wind (1936) by Margaret Mitchell
The second most popular American book, this classic love bildungsroman is based on the character of Scarlett O’Hara, the beloved daughter of a wealthy landowner, and her journey through marriage, love, and the Civil War in the South. Being the end of Mitchell’s novel, Gone With the Wind, which sold over 30 million copies, won him the Pulitzer Prize in 1937 and was transformed into a film two years later. (Buy)
Zhivago (1957) by Boris Pasternak
Another historic love affair in the aftermath of the Russian Revolution was Dr. Boris Pasternak’s Doctor Zhivago who invited only the rejection of the USSR itself. Drs. Yury Zhivago is a doctor, philosopher, and poet trapped between the love of two women: his wife Tonya and Lara, the wife of a political activist.
The Story of Love (1970) by Erich Segal
Commonly known as the 20th century Romeo and Juliet, Love Story was a best-selling love story when it was published, translated into more than 20 languages , and edited a few times. In it, Segal tells the story of two lovers, Oliver and Jennifer who come from different backgrounds but their love grows stronger until they are forced to deal with unexpected situations.
Lavyrle Spencer’s Morning Glory (1993)
This old Spencer tearjerker took place in the small town of Whitney, Georgia before World War II. Will Parker tries to escape the misfortune that comes with his bad reputation. So when she saw the “Wanted” ad on a piece of paper written by a young widow who had two children (also pregnant with her third child) looking for a husband, it seemed that Will still had the answer to her problems.