Classic Love Stories Books of the 1870s
The 32 most-read classic love stories books first published between 1870 and 1879, led by Far from the Madding Crowd (1874), The Return of the Native (1878) and Vicar's Daughter (1872).
This list collects 32 books from the 1870s by 22 authors, published between 1870 and 1879. 2 are free to read and 29 have a free audiobook. Books are ranked by how many readers have shelved, rated or downloaded them.
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Far from the Madding Crowd
Thomas Hardy
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The Return of the Native
Thomas Hardy
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Vicar's Daughter
George MacDonald
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Bonne-Marie, a Tale of Normandy and Paris
Henry Gréville
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Philomène's Marriages
Henry Gréville
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Opening a Chestnut Burr
Edward P. Roe
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From Jest to Earnest
Edward P. Roe
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Helen's Babies
John Habberton
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St. George and St. Michael, Volume 3
George MacDonald
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Miss Crespigny
Frances Hodgson Burnett
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Sowing and Reaping
Frances E. W. Harper
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Marquis de Villemer
George Sand
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Chain of Destiny
Bram Stoker
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Silver Pitchers: and Independence, A Centennial Love Story
Louisa May Alcott
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L'Assommoir, Book Seven of Rougon-Macquart Cycle
Émile Zola
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Forrest House
Mary Jane Holmes
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Cloven Foot
Mary Elizabeth Braddon
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Joseph and His Friend: A Story of Pennsylvania
Bayard Taylor
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Ester Ried
Pansy
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Julia Ried
Pansy
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Theo
Frances Hodgson Burnett
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Prime Minister
Anthony Trollope
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Pair of Blue Eyes
Thomas Hardy
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Miss Sara Sampson
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
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Vicar of Bullhampton
Anthony Trollope
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First Violin
Jessie Fothergill
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Gwen Wynn - A Romance of the Wye
Thomas Mayne Reid
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Lady Susan
Jane Austen
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Daniel Deronda
George Eliot
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Vixen
Mary Elizabeth Braddon
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That Lass o' Lowrie's
Frances Hodgson Burnett
The Leopold Shakspere
William Shakespeare, John Fletcher