50 Books like Mansfield Park

Pride and Prejudice

by Jane Austen

A gentleman's careless insult sparks a battle of wits that neither heart can afford to lose.

4.30

4.9M+

🎩 Regency Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💬 Witty Banter 🎭 Social Satire 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Pride and Prejudice 94%

A gentleman's careless insult sparks a battle of wits that neither heart can afford to lose.

by Jane Austen 1813

4.30

4.9M+ ratings

🎩 Regency Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💬 Witty Banter 🎭 Social Satire 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Emma

by Jane Austen • 1815

She has money and charm, but the one heart she cannot match is her own.

4.05

996k+

🎭 Comedy Of Manners 👑 Regency Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💛 Friends To Lovers 💬 Witty Banter

Emma 95%

She has money and charm, but the one heart she cannot match is her own.

by Jane Austen 1815

4.05

996k+ ratings

🎭 Comedy Of Manners 👑 Regency Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💛 Friends To Lovers 💬 Witty Banter

Colección integral de Jane Austen

by Jane Austen • 1981

Seven women, one Regency world: love, pride, and the winding road to knowing your own heart.

4.57

34k+

🏛️ Regency Romance 🎭 Comedy Of Manners 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🕯️ Slow Burn Romance 💌 Second Chance Romance

Colección integral de Jane Austen Summary

Colección integral de Jane Austen 95%

Seven women, one Regency world: love, pride, and the winding road to knowing your own heart.

by Jane Austen 1981

4.57

34k+ ratings

🏛️ Regency Romance 🎭 Comedy Of Manners 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🕯️ Slow Burn Romance 💌 Second Chance Romance

In the Wilds of Derbyshire

by Jann Rowland • 2017

Cut off from her sister, Elizabeth Bennet seeks solace in Derbyshire and discovers an unlikely love.

4.10

693

📖 Austen Variation 🕯️ Slow-Burn Courtship 💕 Sister Reconciliation 👯 Female Friendship 🌿 Derbyshire Countryside

In the Wilds of Derbyshire 92%

Cut off from her sister, Elizabeth Bennet seeks solace in Derbyshire and discovers an unlikely love.

by Jann Rowland 2017

4.10

693 ratings

📖 Austen Variation 🕯️ Slow-Burn Courtship 💕 Sister Reconciliation 👯 Female Friendship 🌿 Derbyshire Countryside

Northanger Abbey

by Jane Austen • 1817

A Gothic-novel-obsessed girl visits an abbey and mistakes her stern host for a murderer.

3.85

459k+

🖤 Gothic Parody 🎭 Comedy Of Manners 🌷 Naive Heroine 📖 Novel About Novels 🏛️ Bath Society

Northanger Abbey 91%

A Gothic-novel-obsessed girl visits an abbey and mistakes her stern host for a murderer.

by Jane Austen 1817

3.85

459k+ ratings

🖤 Gothic Parody 🎭 Comedy Of Manners 🌷 Naive Heroine 📖 Novel About Novels 🏛️ Bath Society

I Capture the Castle

by Dodie Smith • 1948

Seventeen-year-old Cassandra's journal of castle life is upended when two wealthy brothers arrive.

3.98

116k+

📝 Diary Fiction 🎭 Comedy Of Manners 🏚️ Impoverished Gentry 👭 Sisterly Bond 🔺 Love Triangle

I Capture the Castle 91%

Seventeen-year-old Cassandra's journal of castle life is upended when two wealthy brothers arrive.

by Dodie Smith 1948

3.98

116k+ ratings

📝 Diary Fiction 🎭 Comedy Of Manners 🏚️ Impoverished Gentry 👭 Sisterly Bond 🔺 Love Triangle

The Ladies of Rosings Park

by Shannon Winslow • 2018

Anne de Bourgh was raised to marry Darcy. He chose another; she chose herself.

4.40

212

📖 Austen Sequel 👑 Regency England 💕 Quiet Romance 💔 Duty Versus Love ⚖️ Unequal Match

The Ladies of Rosings Park 91%

Anne de Bourgh was raised to marry Darcy. He chose another; she chose herself.

by Shannon Winslow 2018

4.40

212 ratings

📖 Austen Sequel 👑 Regency England 💕 Quiet Romance 💔 Duty Versus Love ⚖️ Unequal Match

The Professor

by Charlotte Brontë • 1857

An orphan rejects his family's patronage, finding purpose and love in a Belgian schoolroom.

3.54

30k+

🕰️ Victorian England 🏭 Social Realism 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 📚 Teacher Protagonist 💌 Second Chance Romance

The Professor 90%

An orphan rejects his family's patronage, finding purpose and love in a Belgian schoolroom.

by Charlotte Brontë 1857

3.54

30k+ ratings

🕰️ Victorian England 🏭 Social Realism 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 📚 Teacher Protagonist 💌 Second Chance Romance

Agnes Grey

by Anne Brontë • 1847

A clergyman's daughter becomes a governess and discovers the rich see her as furniture.

3.71

84k+

🏠 Governess Narrative 🤫 Reserved Heroine 💌 Quiet Courtship ⚖️ Integrity Rewarded ⛪ Rural Parish Life

Agnes Grey 90%

A clergyman's daughter becomes a governess and discovers the rich see her as furniture.

by Anne Brontë 1847

3.71

84k+ ratings

🏠 Governess Narrative 🤫 Reserved Heroine 💌 Quiet Courtship ⚖️ Integrity Rewarded ⛪ Rural Parish Life

Without Pride and Prejudice

by Jennifer Peel • 2025

A Kansas girl and her duke best friend play Regency sweethearts. Their friendship catches fire.

4.00

1k+

🎭 Austen Retelling 💕 Friends To Lovers 😩 Mutual Pining 👑 Duke Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Without Pride and Prejudice 90%

A Kansas girl and her duke best friend play Regency sweethearts. Their friendship catches fire.

by Jennifer Peel 2025

4.00

1k+ ratings

🎭 Austen Retelling 💕 Friends To Lovers 😩 Mutual Pining 👑 Duke Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Far From the Madding Crowd

by Thomas Hardy • 1874

An heiress running her own farm sends a careless valentine and ignites a deadly obsession.

3.97

168k+

🌾 Pastoral Fiction 💪 Independent Heroine 🖤 Unrequited Obsession 🎭 Charming Scoundrel 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Far From the Madding Crowd 89%

An heiress running her own farm sends a careless valentine and ignites a deadly obsession.

by Thomas Hardy 1874

3.97

168k+ ratings

🌾 Pastoral Fiction 💪 Independent Heroine 🖤 Unrequited Obsession 🎭 Charming Scoundrel 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

The Vicar of Wakefield

by Oliver Goldsmith • 1766

When fortune deserts a vicar, a rakish landlord's charm lures his daughters into peril.

3.46

11k+

🕯️ Sentimental Novel 🌿 Rural Simplicity 🪜 Social Climbing 🎭 Disguised Identity 🎁 Secret Benefactor

The Vicar of Wakefield 89%

When fortune deserts a vicar, a rakish landlord's charm lures his daughters into peril.

by Oliver Goldsmith 1766

3.46

11k+ ratings

🕯️ Sentimental Novel 🌿 Rural Simplicity 🪜 Social Climbing 🎭 Disguised Identity 🎁 Secret Benefactor

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

by Seth Grahame-Smith • 2009

Regency England's deadliest zombie hunter, Elizabeth Bennet, meets her match: arrogant Mr. Darcy.

3.32

143k+

📚 Literary Mashup 👒 Austen Retelling 💕 Enemies To Lovers ⚔️ Warrior Heroine 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies 89%

Regency England's deadliest zombie hunter, Elizabeth Bennet, meets her match: arrogant Mr. Darcy.

by Seth Grahame-Smith 2009

3.32

143k+ ratings

📚 Literary Mashup 👒 Austen Retelling 💕 Enemies To Lovers ⚔️ Warrior Heroine 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Emma of 83rd Street

by Audrey Bellezza • 2023

Emma Woodhouse can fix anyone's love life but her own. The answer lives next door.

3.75

19k+

📚 Austen Retelling 🏙️ Upper East Side 💕 Friends To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💘 Matchmaking

Emma of 83rd Street 89%

Emma Woodhouse can fix anyone's love life but her own. The answer lives next door.

by Audrey Bellezza 2023

3.75

19k+ ratings

📚 Austen Retelling 🏙️ Upper East Side 💕 Friends To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💘 Matchmaking

A Lady's Guide to Fortune-Hunting

by Sophie Irwin • 2022

A fortune hunter must charm a wealthy heir, but his war-scarred brother sees through her.

3.91

52k+

🎭 Comedy Of Manners 💕 Enemies To Lovers 💰 Fortune Hunter Heroine 👑 Cross-Class Romance 👯 Sister Bonds

A Lady's Guide to Fortune-Hunting Summary

A Lady's Guide to Fortune-Hunting 89%

A fortune hunter must charm a wealthy heir, but his war-scarred brother sees through her.

by Sophie Irwin 2022

3.91

52k+ ratings

🎭 Comedy Of Manners 💕 Enemies To Lovers 💰 Fortune Hunter Heroine 👑 Cross-Class Romance 👯 Sister Bonds

Cluny Brown

by Margery Sharp • 1944

Sent to a country house, a plumber's niece charms a Polish exile and scandalizes the household.

3.75

3k+

🎭 Comedy Of Manners 🏰 Country House Novel 💞 Misfits In Love 👗 Class-Crossed Romance 🌿 Free-Spirited Heroine

Cluny Brown 89%

Sent to a country house, a plumber's niece charms a Polish exile and scandalizes the household.

by Margery Sharp 1944

3.75

3k+ ratings

🎭 Comedy Of Manners 🏰 Country House Novel 💞 Misfits In Love 👗 Class-Crossed Romance 🌿 Free-Spirited Heroine

The Duke and I

by Julia Quinn • 2000

A duke refusing marriage and a debutante seeking suitors fake a courtship, then fall in love.

3.80

707k+

🎭 Fake Courtship 💍 Forced Marriage 💔 Traumatized Hero 😈 Reformed Rake 🔥 Steamy

The Duke and I 89%

A duke refusing marriage and a debutante seeking suitors fake a courtship, then fall in love.

by Julia Quinn 2000

3.80

707k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Courtship 💍 Forced Marriage 💔 Traumatized Hero 😈 Reformed Rake 🔥 Steamy

Mariana

by Monica Dickens • 1940

Through a storm, Mary Shannon waits for her husband's ship and relives a lifetime of love.

3.90

3k+

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Interwar Britain 🌅 Bittersweet Nostalgia 🌿 English Countryside 🎭 Artistic Ambition 💔 Unrequited Love

Mariana 89%

Through a storm, Mary Shannon waits for her husband's ship and relives a lifetime of love.

by Monica Dickens 1940

3.90

3k+ ratings

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Interwar Britain 🌅 Bittersweet Nostalgia 🌿 English Countryside 🎭 Artistic Ambition 💔 Unrequited Love

North and South

by Elizabeth Gaskell • 1855

Margaret Hale moves north, collides with mill master John Thornton, and neither pride will bend.

4.15

185k+

🏭 Industrial Novel 🎭 Victorian Social Drama 💕 Class Divide Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance ⚡ Opposites Attract

North and South 89%

Margaret Hale moves north, collides with mill master John Thornton, and neither pride will bend.

by Elizabeth Gaskell 1855

4.15

185k+ ratings

🏭 Industrial Novel 🎭 Victorian Social Drama 💕 Class Divide Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance ⚡ Opposites Attract

The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion

by Beth Brower • 2019

Banished to her own attic, a penniless heiress keeps a journal her scheming cousin should fear.

4.05

69k+

📖 Epistolary Novel 💪 Plucky Heroine ⚖️ Inheritance Battle 🫖 Cozy Historical 🕯️ Gothic Undertones

The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion Summary

The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion 89%

Banished to her own attic, a penniless heiress keeps a journal her scheming cousin should fear.

by Beth Brower 2019

4.05

69k+ ratings

📖 Epistolary Novel 💪 Plucky Heroine ⚖️ Inheritance Battle 🫖 Cozy Historical 🕯️ Gothic Undertones

Austenland

by Shannon Hale • 2007

A Darcy-obsessed New Yorker inherits a trip to an immersive Regency resort where love is scripted.

3.56

91k+

🎩 Austen-Inspired Romance 💞 Love Triangle 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🕯️ Slow Burn Romance 💬 Witty Banter

Austenland 89%

A Darcy-obsessed New Yorker inherits a trip to an immersive Regency resort where love is scripted.

by Shannon Hale 2007

3.56

91k+ ratings

🎩 Austen-Inspired Romance 💞 Love Triangle 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🕯️ Slow Burn Romance 💬 Witty Banter

Elizabeth's Deception

by Kate Speck • 2020

Hiding as a bastard daughter to escape assassination, Elizabeth Bennet never counted on Mr. Darcy.

3.84

286

🖋️ Austen Retelling 💕 Regency Romance 👑 Secret Heiress ⚡ Enemies To Lovers 🔐 Codebreaker Heroine

Elizabeth's Deception 88%

Hiding as a bastard daughter to escape assassination, Elizabeth Bennet never counted on Mr. Darcy.

by Kate Speck 2020

3.84

286 ratings

🖋️ Austen Retelling 💕 Regency Romance 👑 Secret Heiress ⚡ Enemies To Lovers 🔐 Codebreaker Heroine

The Last Best Kiss

by Claire LaZebnik • 2014

She blew her shot with the nerdy boy. Senior year, he returns transformed and utterly indifferent.

3.78

4k+

🎩 Austen Retelling 💕 Second Chance Romance ✨ Nerd Glow Up 🤫 Secret Relationship 💔 Pining Heroine

The Last Best Kiss 88%

She blew her shot with the nerdy boy. Senior year, he returns transformed and utterly indifferent.

by Claire LaZebnik 2014

3.78

4k+ ratings

🎩 Austen Retelling 💕 Second Chance Romance ✨ Nerd Glow Up 🤫 Secret Relationship 💔 Pining Heroine

A Duke to Die for

by Amelia Grey • 2009

A duke inherits a cursed heiress. Falling in love may be the accident that kills him.

3.39

1k+

🏛️ Guardian And Ward 💃 London Season 💬 Witty Banter 😤 Jealous Hero 💪 Capable Heroine

A Duke to Die for 88%

A duke inherits a cursed heiress. Falling in love may be the accident that kills him.

by Amelia Grey 2009

3.39

1k+ ratings

🏛️ Guardian And Ward 💃 London Season 💬 Witty Banter 😤 Jealous Hero 💪 Capable Heroine

Because of Miss Bridgerton

by Julia Quinn • 2016

Stranded on a roof, a spinster has one way down: the arms of her lifelong rival.

3.93

85k+

🥊 Enemies To Lovers 🔒 Forced Proximity 🌳 Childhood Rivals 🏇 Tomboy Heroine 💬 Witty Banter

Because of Miss Bridgerton 88%

Stranded on a roof, a spinster has one way down: the arms of her lifelong rival.

by Julia Quinn 2016

3.93

85k+ ratings

🥊 Enemies To Lovers 🔒 Forced Proximity 🌳 Childhood Rivals 🏇 Tomboy Heroine 💬 Witty Banter

Sense and Sensibility

by Jane Austen • 1811

A restrained sister hides her heartbreak while her passionate sister falls for a man with secrets.

4.09

1.3M+

🎭 Comedy Of Manners 👑 Regency Romance 👯 Sisterly Bond 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🧊 Reserved Heroine

Sense and Sensibility 95%

A restrained sister hides her heartbreak while her passionate sister falls for a man with secrets.

by Jane Austen 1811

4.09

1.3M+ ratings

🎭 Comedy Of Manners 👑 Regency Romance 👯 Sisterly Bond 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🧊 Reserved Heroine

Persuación

by Jane Austen • 1817

Anne Elliot gave up a penniless officer under pressure. Now he returns wealthy, admired, and cold.

4.15

787k+

🖤 Second Chance Romance 👒 Regency Era 🌿 Quiet Heroine 🏛️ Class Divides 🤍 Introspective Romance

Persuación 93%

Anne Elliot gave up a penniless officer under pressure. Now he returns wealthy, admired, and cold.

by Jane Austen 1817

4.15

787k+ ratings

🖤 Second Chance Romance 👒 Regency Era 🌿 Quiet Heroine 🏛️ Class Divides 🤍 Introspective Romance

The Other Bennet Sister

by Janice Hadlow

Plain Mary Bennet hides in books. A poetry lover and the Lake District show her worth.

4.15

32k+

📚 Austen Variation 🌸 Wallflower Romance 🔥 Slow-Burn Romance 💔 Parental Rejection 🌱 Self-Discovery

The Other Bennet Sister 92%

Plain Mary Bennet hides in books. A poetry lover and the Lake District show her worth.

by Janice Hadlow 2020

4.15

32k+ ratings

📚 Austen Variation 🌸 Wallflower Romance 🔥 Slow-Burn Romance 💔 Parental Rejection 🌱 Self-Discovery

A Room with a View

by E.M. Forster • 1908

A kiss in a violet field forces an Englishwoman to choose: a cold engagement or a risky truth.

3.89

203k+

👒 Edwardian Romance 🎭 Comedy Of Manners 🌍 Awakening Abroad 🖤 Repressed Heroine ⚡ Opposites Attract

A Room with a View 88%

A kiss in a violet field forces an Englishwoman to choose: a cold engagement or a risky truth.

by E.M. Forster 1908

3.89

203k+ ratings

👒 Edwardian Romance 🎭 Comedy Of Manners 🌍 Awakening Abroad 🖤 Repressed Heroine ⚡ Opposites Attract

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

by Anne Brontë • 1848

A farmer obsessed with a reclusive tenant uncovers her diary and the brutal marriage she fled.

4.04

133k+

🏚️ Gothic Domestic 📜 Epistolary Novel 🖤 Mysterious Widow 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🍷 Alcoholic Spouse

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall 88%

A farmer obsessed with a reclusive tenant uncovers her diary and the brutal marriage she fled.

by Anne Brontë 1848

4.04

133k+ ratings

🏚️ Gothic Domestic 📜 Epistolary Novel 🖤 Mysterious Widow 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🍷 Alcoholic Spouse

Romancing the Duke

by Tessa Dare • 2014

A penniless woman inherits a crumbling castle, but the blind, scarred duke inside refuses to leave.

3.88

53k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🏰 Forced Proximity 🩹 Wounded Hero 🌼 Plain Heroine ✍️ Writer Heroine

Romancing the Duke 88%

A penniless woman inherits a crumbling castle, but the blind, scarred duke inside refuses to leave.

by Tessa Dare 2014

3.88

53k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🏰 Forced Proximity 🩹 Wounded Hero 🌼 Plain Heroine ✍️ Writer Heroine

Goddess of the Hunt

by Tessa Dare • 2009

She corners her brother's cold best friend for kissing lessons, and their fake courtship turns real.

3.77

12k+

🏹 Regency Romance 💋 Lessons In Seduction 🎭 Fake Courtship 🧊 Stoic Hero ⚔️ Rivals To Lovers

Goddess of the Hunt 88%

She corners her brother's cold best friend for kissing lessons, and their fake courtship turns real.

by Tessa Dare 2009

3.77

12k+ ratings

🏹 Regency Romance 💋 Lessons In Seduction 🎭 Fake Courtship 🧊 Stoic Hero ⚔️ Rivals To Lovers

Lies and Weddings

by Kevin Kwan • 2024

Broke English heir must marry money, but his childhood love is a doctor with a secret past.

3.73

52k+

💬 Comedy Of Manners 📖 Satirical Family Saga 💰 Hidden Heiress 💕 Childhood Sweethearts 👑 Manipulative Matriarch

Lies and Weddings 88%

Broke English heir must marry money, but his childhood love is a doctor with a secret past.

by Kevin Kwan 2024

3.73

52k+ ratings

💬 Comedy Of Manners 📖 Satirical Family Saga 💰 Hidden Heiress 💕 Childhood Sweethearts 👑 Manipulative Matriarch

Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake

by Sarah MacLean • 2010

When a spinster asks a notorious rake for a kiss, he counters with a scandalous bargain.

4.07

61k+

🦋 Spinster Heroine 😈 Rake Hero 🤝 Bargain Arrangement 🔥 Slow Burn 💬 Witty Banter

Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake Summary

Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake 88%

When a spinster asks a notorious rake for a kiss, he counters with a scandalous bargain.

by Sarah MacLean 2010

4.07

61k+ ratings

🦋 Spinster Heroine 😈 Rake Hero 🤝 Bargain Arrangement 🔥 Slow Burn 💬 Witty Banter

The Forsyth Saga

by John Galsworthy • 1921

A possessive husband drives his wife away. A generation later, their children fall in love.

4.19

21k+

🌳 Family Saga 🎭 Social Critique 💔 Forbidden Love 🔒 Obsessive Love ⛓️ Generational Conflict

The Forsyth Saga 88%

A possessive husband drives his wife away. A generation later, their children fall in love.

by John Galsworthy 1921

4.19

21k+ ratings

🌳 Family Saga 🎭 Social Critique 💔 Forbidden Love 🔒 Obsessive Love ⛓️ Generational Conflict

Of Human Bondage

by W. Somerset Maugham • 1915

A clubfoot medical student in Edwardian London destroys his life for a waitress who feels nothing.

4.16

62k+

🔥 Obsessive Love 📖 Classic Bildungsroman 💔 Toxic Relationship 🤔 Philosophical Fiction ⏳ Edwardian England

Of Human Bondage 88%

A clubfoot medical student in Edwardian London destroys his life for a waitress who feels nothing.

by W. Somerset Maugham 1915

4.16

62k+ ratings

🔥 Obsessive Love 📖 Classic Bildungsroman 💔 Toxic Relationship 🤔 Philosophical Fiction ⏳ Edwardian England

Pride & Puppies

by Lizzie Shane • 2022

A doctor gives up dating for a puppy, while her neighbor sees his chance at last.

3.62

1k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🏠 Neighbors To Lovers 💕 Unrequited Crush 😊 Lighthearted Romance

Pride & Puppies 88%

A doctor gives up dating for a puppy, while her neighbor sees his chance at last.

by Lizzie Shane 2022

3.62

1k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🏠 Neighbors To Lovers 💕 Unrequited Crush 😊 Lighthearted Romance

The Summer Before the War

by Helen Simonson • 2016

A Latin teacher finds purpose and impossible love in a Sussex town the summer the Great War begins.

3.79

45k+

🏘️ Edwardian Village 🏠 Home Front Drama 🕯️ Slow Burn Romance 💔 Duty Versus Heart 🧳 Wartime Refugees

The Summer Before the War 88%

A Latin teacher finds purpose and impossible love in a Sussex town the summer the Great War begins.

by Helen Simonson 2016

3.79

45k+ ratings

🏘️ Edwardian Village 🏠 Home Front Drama 🕯️ Slow Burn Romance 💔 Duty Versus Heart 🧳 Wartime Refugees

The Return of the Native

by Thomas Hardy • 1878

Restless on the heath, she weds a man from Paris, never knowing he means to stay.

3.88

41k+

🏞️ Brooding Landscape 💔 Tragic Misunderstanding 🌪️ Restless Heroine 🌾 Rural Isolation 🔺 Fatal Love Triangle

The Return of the Native 88%

Restless on the heath, she weds a man from Paris, never knowing he means to stay.

by Thomas Hardy 1878

3.88

41k+ ratings

🏞️ Brooding Landscape 💔 Tragic Misunderstanding 🌪️ Restless Heroine 🌾 Rural Isolation 🔺 Fatal Love Triangle

An Old-Fashioned Girl

by Louisa May Alcott • 1870

A country girl's quiet integrity unsettles a wealthy city family and their charming, careless son.

4.09

23k+

🏠 Domestic Fiction 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 🌾 Country Girl In The City 🏛️ Victorian New England

An Old-Fashioned Girl 88%

A country girl's quiet integrity unsettles a wealthy city family and their charming, careless son.

by Louisa May Alcott 1870

4.09

23k+ ratings

🏠 Domestic Fiction 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 🌾 Country Girl In The City 🏛️ Victorian New England

Cranford

by Elizabeth Gaskell • 1853

In Cranford, the ladies rule: tea first, gossip second, and no misfortune faced without neighbors.

3.83

48k+

🏘️ Small Town Chronicle 👒 Genteel Poverty 🧶 Eccentric Spinsters 🫖 Gentle Satire 🌿 Rural England

Cranford 88%

In Cranford, the ladies rule: tea first, gossip second, and no misfortune faced without neighbors.

by Elizabeth Gaskell 1853

3.83

48k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Chronicle 👒 Genteel Poverty 🧶 Eccentric Spinsters 🫖 Gentle Satire 🌿 Rural England

Bringing Down the Duke

by Evie Dunmore • 2019

England's coldest duke. Her scholarship depends on changing his mind. He wants more than politics.

3.92

95k+

🥀 Enemies To Lovers ❄️ Ice Cold Duke 🕯️ Victorian Romance 📚 Bluestocking Heroine ⚖️ Class Difference

Bringing Down the Duke 88%

England's coldest duke. Her scholarship depends on changing his mind. He wants more than politics.

by Evie Dunmore 2019

3.92

95k+ ratings

🥀 Enemies To Lovers ❄️ Ice Cold Duke 🕯️ Victorian Romance 📚 Bluestocking Heroine ⚖️ Class Difference

Villette

by Charlotte Brontë • 1853

A lonely English teacher in Belgium finds love and a ghost haunting her boarding school.

3.78

82k+

🖤 Psychological Gothic 🏫 Boarding School Setting 🗣️ Unreliable Narrator 😶 Repressed Protagonist 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Villette 88%

A lonely English teacher in Belgium finds love and a ghost haunting her boarding school.

by Charlotte Brontë 1853

3.78

82k+ ratings

🖤 Psychological Gothic 🏫 Boarding School Setting 🗣️ Unreliable Narrator 😶 Repressed Protagonist 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

The Remains of the Day

by Kazuo Ishiguro • 1989

An English butler's countryside trip finally asks what a life of perfect service has cost him.

4.14

367k+

🖤 Emotional Repression 💔 Duty Over Love 🫢 Unspoken Longing 🎭 Self-Deception 🌧️ Melancholy

The Remains of the Day 87%

An English butler's countryside trip finally asks what a life of perfect service has cost him.

by Kazuo Ishiguro 1989

4.14

367k+ ratings

🖤 Emotional Repression 💔 Duty Over Love 🫢 Unspoken Longing 🎭 Self-Deception 🌧️ Melancholy

The Duchess Deal

by Tessa Dare • 2017

A desperate seamstress demands payment from a scarred duke and leaves with a marriage proposal.

3.98

69k+

💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🖤 Scarred Hero ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 💬 Witty Banter 🏠 Found Family

The Duchess Deal 87%

A desperate seamstress demands payment from a scarred duke and leaves with a marriage proposal.

by Tessa Dare 2017

3.98

69k+ ratings

💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🖤 Scarred Hero ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 💬 Witty Banter 🏠 Found Family

Excellent Women

by Barbara Pym • 1952

A clergyman’s daughter hides her feelings, until new neighbors pull her into their marital chaos.

3.91

22k+

😏 Comedy Of Manners ⛪ Church Community Life 🫣 Self-Deprecating Narrator 🏙️ Postwar London 🫖 Quiet Domesticity

Excellent Women 87%

A clergyman’s daughter hides her feelings, until new neighbors pull her into their marital chaos.

by Barbara Pym 1952

3.91

22k+ ratings

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Jane Eyre

by Charlotte Brontë • 1847

An orphan governess falls for her brooding employer, but a dark secret haunts the house.

4.16

2.3M+

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Jane Eyre 87%

An orphan governess falls for her brooding employer, but a dark secret haunts the house.

by Charlotte Brontë 1847

4.16

2.3M+ ratings

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Women in Love

by D.H. Lawrence • 1920

In Edwardian England, two sisters seek love: one a spiritual union, the other a destructive passion.

3.66

34k+

🖤 Philosophical Romance 👭 Sisters 💔 Parallel Love Stories 🔥 Toxic Passion 🎨 Artistic Ambition

Women in Love 87%

In Edwardian England, two sisters seek love: one a spiritual union, the other a destructive passion.

by D.H. Lawrence 1920

3.66

34k+ ratings

🖤 Philosophical Romance 👭 Sisters 💔 Parallel Love Stories 🔥 Toxic Passion 🎨 Artistic Ambition

The Portrait of a Lady, Volume 1

by Henry James • 1881

Her inheritance bought her Europe and a season of suitors. She intends to refuse them all.

3.93

593

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The Portrait of a Lady, Volume 1 Summary

The Portrait of a Lady, Volume 1 87%

Her inheritance bought her Europe and a season of suitors. She intends to refuse them all.

by Henry James 1881

3.93

593 ratings

🧠 Psychological Realism 🎭 Novel Of Manners 💪 Independent Heroine 💍 Marriage As Trap 💰 Inheritance Plot

Flowers from the Storm

by Laura Kinsale • 1992

When a stroke silences a rakish duke, a devout Quaker becomes his only voice.

4.06

18k+

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Flowers from the Storm 87%

When a stroke silences a rakish duke, a devout Quaker becomes his only voice.

by Laura Kinsale 1992

4.06

18k+ ratings

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