Romance Classics

kelly1010 · 04-09-2009, 02:29 PM

Hi Everyone,

I really want to take advantage of all the free books on this site and I was wondering if anyone had some recommendations for any Romance classics. I mostly read contemporary Romance, so I don't know too many classic titles. Oh, I have a Sony prs-505, so they would need to be compatible with that. And it's fine if they are PDF.

in advance!

Xenophon · 04-09-2009, 02:32 PM

Consider some of the following (all by Georgette Heyer):
The Grand Sophy, The Nonesuch, The Quiet Gentlemen, The Tollgate, The Convenient Marriage, The Unknown Ajax.

All regencies. All impeccably well-researched in terms of the depiction of society, the language and manners, the history that shows up in the background, etc. They also tend to be quite amusing.

Xenophon

Edit: I have no idea if any are legitimately available in bits. The copies my wife and I own are all in dead-tree-format.

kelly1010 · 04-09-2009, 05:10 PM

Thanks!! I will definitely check these out.

ReD · 04-09-2009, 06:51 PM

If you haven't already read any of Jane Austen's works, you should check "Pride and Prejudice" (my all-time favourite!) and "Sense and Sensibility." Charlotte Bronte's "Jane Eyre" has a more gothic flavour to it but it's definitely worth a read. Another one I like is "The Blue Castle" by L.M. Montgomery, a Canadian classic. All of these are available on mobileread.

lilac_jive · 04-09-2009, 08:04 PM

You should be totally posting this in our Romance Readers group here on MR. Gimme a sec to get the link...

Here we go:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/group.php?groupid=10

Georgette Heyer is a good one (although I'll admit, I haven't read any yet). I also uploaded a quick read called, "Wanted: A Chaperon." It's a fun little book. Plus it's free here on MR

OK and now I need you to recommend me some contemporaries

Maggie May · 04-10-2009, 08:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ReD

If you haven't already read any of Jane Austen's works, you should check "Pride and Prejudice" (my all-time favourite!) and "Sense and Sensibility." Charlotte Bronte's "Jane Eyre" has a more gothic flavour to it but it's definitely worth a read. Another one I like is "The Blue Castle" by L.M. Montgomery, a Canadian classic. All of these are available on mobileread.

Very good selection ReD. I would also add Emma to your list. It's a brilliant read also.

Slan,
Mag.

kelly1010 · 04-10-2009, 06:50 PM

Thanks Everyone!!

BookCat · 04-11-2009, 05:28 PM

I love Heyer's books too, but unfortunately they're not in the public domain, except for The Black Moth: http://manybooks.net/authors/heyerg.html

04-09-2009, 02:29 PM	#1
kelly1010 Book Addict! Posts: 533 Karma: 1070 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: CA Device: Sony PRS-505, iPod Touch, Kindle 3G + Wi-Fi	Romance Classics Hi Everyone, I really want to take advantage of all the free books on this site and I was wondering if anyone had some recommendations for any Romance classics. I mostly read contemporary Romance, so I don't know too many classic titles. Oh, I have a Sony prs-505, so they would need to be compatible with that. And it's fine if they are PDF. in advance!

04-09-2009, 08:04 PM	#5
lilac_jive Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,870 Karma: 27376 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Device: PRS-505	You should be totally posting this in our Romance Readers group here on MR. Gimme a sec to get the link... Here we go: https://www.mobileread.com/forums/group.php?groupid=10 Georgette Heyer is a good one (although I'll admit, I haven't read any yet). I also uploaded a quick read called, "Wanted: A Chaperon." It's a fun little book. Plus it's free here on MR OK and now I need you to recommend me some contemporaries Last edited by lilac_jive; 04-09-2009 at 08:06 PM.

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Xenophon curmudgeon Posts: 1,481 Karma: 5748190 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Redwood City, CA USA Device: Kobo Aura HD, (ex)nook, (ex)PRS-700, (ex)PRS-500	Consider some of the following (all by Georgette Heyer): The Grand Sophy, The Nonesuch, The Quiet Gentlemen, The Tollgate, The Convenient Marriage, The Unknown Ajax. All regencies. All impeccably well-researched in terms of the depiction of society, the language and manners, the history that shows up in the background, etc. They also tend to be quite amusing. Xenophon Edit: I have no idea if any are legitimately available in bits. The copies my wife and I own are all in dead-tree-format.

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kelly1010 Book Addict! Posts: 533 Karma: 1070 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: CA Device: Sony PRS-505, iPod Touch, Kindle 3G + Wi-Fi	Thanks!! I will definitely check these out.

04-09-2009, 06:51 PM	#4
ReD Enthusiast Posts: 44 Karma: 5752 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: BC, Canada Device: Sony PRS-700, PRS-300, PRS-T1, Kobo Arc	If you haven't already read any of Jane Austen's works, you should check "Pride and Prejudice" (my all-time favourite!) and "Sense and Sensibility." Charlotte Bronte's "Jane Eyre" has a more gothic flavour to it but it's definitely worth a read. Another one I like is "The Blue Castle" by L.M. Montgomery, a Canadian classic. All of these are available on mobileread.

04-10-2009, 06:50 PM	#7
kelly1010 Book Addict! Posts: 533 Karma: 1070 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: CA Device: Sony PRS-505, iPod Touch, Kindle 3G + Wi-Fi	Thanks Everyone!!

04-11-2009, 05:28 PM	#8
BookCat C L J Posts: 2,912 Karma: 21115458 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Birmingham UK Device: Sony e-reader 505, Kindle PW2, Kindle PW3, Kobo Libra2	I love Heyer's books too, but unfortunately they're not in the public domain, except for The Black Moth: http://manybooks.net/authors/heyerg.html

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