love

A Farewell to Arms
1929
An American lieutenant's journey through love and war as he finds and loses meaning in WWI-era Italy and Switzerland.

Poems: To His Coy Mistress
1681
A witty, passionate plea from a lover arguing that life's brevity demands they seize love's pleasures while they can.

Poems: The Sick Rose
1794
A dark allegory of how secret, destructive love devours innocence and beauty from within.

Poems: Sonnet 130
1609
A witty love poem that mocks traditional romantic flattery while declaring a deeper, more authentic kind of love.

The Painted Veil
1925
A poignant exploration of love, betrayal, and redemption set against the backdrop of colonial Hong Kong.

Far from the Madding Crowd
1874
A captivating tale of love, resilience, and rural life in Victorian England.

Silas Marner
1861
A tale of redemption and the transformative power of love set in a quaint English village.

Adam Bede
1859
Unravel a story where pastoral charm and gritty truths collide, reshaping notions of love.

North and South
1854 & 1855
Love and class clash amidst the smoke of England’s industrial revolution.

The Importance of Being Earnest
1895
Revel in mistaken identities in this sharp Victorian satire.