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Originally Posted by HarryT
Mallory's "Morte d'Arthur" is unquestionably a romance. "Robinson Crusoe" is arguably one.
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I thought 'Robnson Crusoe' was supposed to be the first 'novel' (I think I remember that at least
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Originally Posted by HarryT
Of course it does, yes. I was just saying that the reason Jon didn't consider "Morte d'Arthur" to be a "romance" was simply that he was unaware of the original meaning of the word.
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And I even posted a link to a definition of 'high romance'...
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Originally Posted by Sparrow
Interesting nominations so far, but not much representing contemporary mainstream romance.
Anyone got a good example to suggest?
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Contemporary mainstream romance seemed to be of little interest in the participants in this thread - why I suggested the 'Seven Gables' - but personally I wouldn't mind trying a 'real' romance novel, not just a novel with a love story or something equally almost, but not quite, a romance novel.
We have some real romance novel fans hanging out here; could you not suggest something that you'd suggest to people who've never read a romance novel before? Something well written and with a bit of something for everyone?