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  1. Sense and Sensibility

    Jane Austen · 1811

    Because also by Jane Austen; shares tags: classics, romance, regency.

    Elinor hides her heart and Marianne shows all of hers after the Dashwoods lose Norland, with Edward, Willoughby and Brandon circling.

  2. Persuasion

    Jane Austen · 1817

    Because also by Jane Austen; shares tags: classics, romance, regency.

    Anne Elliot, twenty-seven and unmarried, meets the sailor she once refused when his fortunes rise.

  3. Mansfield Park

    Jane Austen · 1814

    Because also by Jane Austen; shares tags: classics, romance.

    Fanny Price loves Edmund amid Crawfords theatricals at Mansfield.

  4. Northanger Abbey

    Jane Austen · 1817

    Because also by Jane Austen; shares tags: romance, satire.

    Naive Catherine Morland mixes gothic novels with real Bath society and love.

  5. Emma

    Jane Austen · 1815

    Because also by Jane Austen; shares tags: classics, romance.

    Emma Woodhouse matchmakes Harriet Smith in Highbury while missing Mr Knightley beside her.

  6. Their Eyes Were Watching God

    Zora Neale Hurston · 1937

    Because shares tags: classics, romance.

    Janie Crawford tells Pheoby about Eatonville life with Logan Killicks, Joe Starks called Jody, and Tea Cake.

  7. The Master and Margarita

    Mikhail Bulgakov · 1967

    Because shares tags: classics, satire.

    Devil Woland visits 1930s Moscow while Master writes Pilate and Margarita bargains.

  8. The Importance of Being Earnest

    Oscar Wilde · 1895

    Because shares tags: classics, satire.

    Jack and Algernon invent Ernest to court Gwendolen and Cecily until fiction collapses.

  9. Romancing Mister Bridgerton

    Julia Quinn · 2002 · Bridgerton #4

    Because shares tags: romance, regency.

    Colin Bridgerton returns and discovers Penelope Featherington is Lady Whistledown.

  10. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

    Hunter S. Thompson · 1971

    Because shares tags: classics, satire.

    Raoul Duke and Gonzo binge Vegas covering Mint 400 and drug conference.

  11. An Offer From a Gentleman

    Julia Quinn · 2001 · Bridgerton #3

    Because shares tags: romance, regency.

    Benedict falls for a masked Sophie at a ball, then finds her working as a housemaid after her stepmother evicts her.

  12. A Farewell to Arms

    Ernest Hemingway · 1929

    Because shares tags: classics, romance.

    Frederic loves Catherine in Italy until desertion leads to Switzerland and stillbirth.

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