Favorite Literary Love Stories

Description
In honor of Valentine's Day 2014, the rest of the staff and I got together and compiled a list of our favorite love stories from literature. Feel free to add yours!
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Maurice: A Novel
by E. M. Forster
4,153 members
71 reviews
3.9
Global Rank 40
4 Members
ssiegel, aulsmith, amanda4242, gsc55
2
Gaudy Night
by Dorothy L. Sayers
5,448 members
149 reviews
½ 4.3
Global Rank 10
11 Members
hailelib, casvelyn, Tafadhali, varielle, aulsmith, cbl_tn, merrystar, sturlington, elkiedee, ahef1963, jen.e.moore
Explanations
sturlington: A proposal in Latin. It doesn't get much more erudite than that.
3
A Midsummer Night's Dream
by William Shakespeare
19,790 members
177 reviews
4
Global Rank 16
10 Members
AnnaClaire, aulsmith, uath, Miela, seasonsoflove, thecoroner, ahef1963, matthewmason, Friederike.Geissler, jessicamateo
4
Metamorphoses [in translation]
by Ovid
13,176 members
102 reviews
4.1
Global Rank 39
6 Members
timspalding, rarm, varielle, aulsmith, alex68, matthewmason
5
At Swim, Two Boys
by Jamie O'Neill
2,112 members
55 reviews
4.2
Global Rank 38
5 Members
anglemark, aulsmith, gsc55, kjgormley, ManWithAnAgenda
6
The Knight's Tale
by Geoffrey Chaucer
138 members
4.1
Global Rank 65
3 Members
aulsmith, ahef1963, matthewmason
7
The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet
by David Mitchell
5,903 members
312 reviews
4.1
Global Rank 88
2 Members
aulsmith, linlef
8
Death in Venice
by Thomas Mann
5,335 members
104 reviews
½ 3.7
Global Rank 57
4 Members
aulsmith, thecoroner, alex68, Luisali
9
Cyrano de Bergerac
by Edmond Rostand
7,411 members
91 reviews
4.1
Global Rank 45
5 Members
aulsmith, Myyst, thecoroner, alex68, Fjola
10
The Spy Who Came in From the Cold
by John le Carré
8,593 members
239 reviews
4
Global Rank 53
4 Members
BookWallah, aulsmith, Artymedon, ahef1963
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A Single Man
by Christopher Isherwood
2,216 members
83 reviews
4
Global Rank 81
3 Members
aulsmith, amanda4242, alex68
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Jane Eyre
by Charlotte Brontë
58,875 members
913 reviews
4.2
Global Rank 2
20 Members
rarm, starfishian, varielle, AnnaClaire, rainpebble, uath, iggyjreilly, seasonsoflove, madeleine71, sturlington, perennialreader, thecoroner, Tess_W, redheadish, ahef1963, Diane-bpcb, Clarityz, lorannen, Fjola, dkarenart, ,aulsmith ,amanda4242
Explanations
: Great book, but doesn't belong on the list of great love stories.
sturlington: Jane Eyre and Mr. Rochester are one of the great literary couples, who establish a marriage based on mutual respect and equality. "Reader, I married him."
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The Princess Bride
by William Goldman
24,795 members
530 reviews
½ 4.3
Global Rank 5
17 Members
hailelib, ablachly, hipdeep, SigmundFraud, lkmiller, BookWallah, Tafadhali, uath, amanda4242, seasonsoflove, merrystar, kgodey, Merryann, katemcangus, ahef1963, lorannen, Fjola,casvelyn ,aulsmith ,linlef
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The Great Gatsby
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
72,054 members
1,165 reviews
3.8
Global Rank 13
12 Members
rarm, longway, ssiegel, PaperbackPirate, seasonsoflove, sturlington, thecoroner, alex68, ahef1963, ACComayagua, LLoLaguayasaminaj, Rubenwiering,ShelfMonkey ,aulsmith ,amanda4242
Explanations
sturlington: That first love you never get over.
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Emma
by Jane Austen
37,919 members
505 reviews
4.1
Global Rank 9
14 Members
rarm, iggyjreilly, cbl_tn, seasonsoflove, sturlington, perennialreader, elkiedee, ahef1963, Diane-bpcb, Clarityz, lorannen, Fjola, ManWithAnAgenda, jessicamateo,aulsmith
Explanations
aulsmith : Mr. Knightly could have done much better.
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Cordelia's Honor (Shards of Honor/ Barrayar/ Aftermaths)
by Lois McMaster Bujold
2,710 members
78 reviews
½ 4.3
Global Rank 21
8 Members
hailelib, Linkmeister, Nerilka, SigmundFraud, Tafadhali, kgodey, Merryann, jen.e.moore,aulsmith
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A Farewell to Arms
by Ernest Hemingway
22,378 members
243 reviews
½ 3.7
Global Rank 76
4 Members
varielle, amanda4242, thecoroner, ahef1963,aulsmith
Explanations
aulsmith : I never really felt he loved her, just that she was convenient.
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Rose in Bloom
by Louisa May Alcott
2,695 members
33 reviews
3.9
Global Rank 156
2 Members
foggidawn, ahef1963,aulsmith
Explanations
aulsmith : Not as good as the first book, Eight Cousins.