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Classic Romance Archive: A Digital Library of 89 Romance Books
This archive contrasts four overlapping approaches to romance: Classic Romance Catalogue maintenance uses source records and bibliographic context. Family Stories broaden the lens to generational bonds and inheritance, and Romantic Drama places love against historical turmoil. The 89 works here range from Austen's social comedy to Hardy's pastoral, from Wharton's psychological realism to Chambers's war-era intrigue. You can enter through a curated path, browse by category, or search by keyword to compare how different eras and settings treat the same tensions between desire and obligation. Each record links to its Project Gutenberg source and offers an editorial note on style and themes.
89 public-domain works98 represented authorsSource-attributed catalogue records
Romance — Editor’s Selection
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Romantic Drama
Stella Rosevelt — Background and...
Authored by Authors: Sheldon, Georgie, Mrs., 1..., 'Stella Rosevelt — Background and...' stands as a notable and significant work within the Romantic Drama category. This editorial note examines how the catalog subjects 'Love stories' and 'Romance fiction' align with the excerpts from Mrs. Georgie Sheldon's 1883 novel, focusing on the cameo ring episode and the shipboard opening. It serves as a vital entry point into the broader subjects represented in our archive.
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Princess Puck — Text and Context
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Aunt Patty's paying guests — Sto...
In Romanti...
The man she hated — Inside the C...
In Classic...
A new name — A Closer Reading
In Romanti...
Holly: The Romance of a Southern...
In Classic...
Love's bitterest cup — Inside th...
In Marriag...
His fortunate Grace — Context an...
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The principal girl — Themes and ...
In Marriag...
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ONDUT Catalogue maintains the structure of the digital library, covering 89 books and 98 authors across 4 categories.
