“At the touch of love, everyone becomes a poet.”
Love as an inspiration is something that was recognized even by the great philosopher Plato. Not only is it a driving force for many famous and unknown poets and authors, but also an inexhaustible source of ideas.
And maybe romances were once an underrated literary genre. Such opinions appear even today. But we must admit that between the written pages and pages about love, one can find a real treasures.
Stories that will amaze you with their depth and emotionality. With a timeless story that will remain deep in your memories…
That’s why we share this list of timeless romances whose stories delight many readers around the world. Books worth reading. At least once…
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Romantic, humorous, unforgettable…
One of Austen’s most famous novels, Pride and Prejudice follows the life of the main character, Elizabeth Bennet. At the same time, it offers an extensive analysis of English society at the end of the 19th century. The thorny path to happiness, the pressure from society, the unfavorable position of women, and the unforgettable Mr. Darcy are just part of the elements that will delight you.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare
A Midsummer Night’s Dream is one of Shakespeare’s most famous romantic comedies.
The comedy depicts the adventures of four young Athenian lovers and a group of actors, their relationship with the king of Athens, Theseus, Hippolyta, and a group of fairies who inhabit a forest.
The whole story is imbued with a kind of magic that will not leave you indifferent until the last page.
Gone With The Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Gone With The Wind is an unforgettable novel about human weaknesses and hopeless love. Every reader can relate to the struggle for survival. What a person is willing to do to survive is something that still manages to shock people…
And you can either hate or love Scarlett O’Hara. Indifference is out of the question. You will either condemn her, or you will support her and admire her courage and ability.
And who can forget the famous sentence “Tomorrow is a new day”…
Me Before You by Jojo Moyes
Me Before You is a touching love story about two young people worth to be mentioned among these timeless romances . Hope, need, fear, love…..
A romantic story that will melt your heart, yet make you think of one important question: What would you do for the love of your life, knowing that your heart will be broken?
Two opposite characters that have nothing in common until love makes them realize that they can lose everything…
Love Story by Erich Segal
The world-famous novel “Love Story” is one of the best-selling classic romance books of all time. The novel follows the story of a true, unwavering love that has inspired generations and generations. The novel was also the inspiration for the 1970 American film of the same name directed by Arthur Hiller.
The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
The Time Traveler’s Wife is a timeless love story that follows an extraordinary journey through, between, and through time. Can time travel be considered a valuable experience, or is it better to live without a speck of prediction for tomorrow…
Emma by Jane Austen
Emma is the culmination of Jane Austen‘s mastery: this is a novel in which one of the happiest love stories is woven. Full of plots, witticisms, and an astute and subtle exploration of the relationships between men and women, this novel surely deserves to be on the timeless romances list.
The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks
If you want to feel the magic of true love, then this novel is the right choice for you. It offers a great portrayal of love that only happens once in a lifetime. We promise that the story of the two main characters, Noah and Ali will leave you panting for more.
Paradise by Judith McNaught
One of Judith McNaught’s most masterful and touching love stories brings to life on paper the incredible passion of a young and aspiring heiress and a seemingly ordinary boyfriend.
Social classes, broken promises, meddling parents, first mistakes, and second chances, this book has everything it takes to draw you into its world from the start. Simply perfect…
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
“Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.”
This is how the novel begins, about which nothing less can be said than that it is a masterpiece of world literature.
And after so many years of reading it, I remember every part of the book as if I had read it yesterday. That statement says how wonderful this book is.
Anna Karenina is a story about a woman who was bold enough to give in to her emotions and fall in love outside of marriage, and powerless enough to control love, which will eventually lead her down a path that leads to an abyss.
And we can list many more stories… Creating this timeless romances list has been extremely difficult.
But we will leave a part for another time.
Have you read any of these books?
What is your favorite romance?
My favourite ( all time) is These Old Shades by Georgette Heyer