For all the modern and contemporary romantic novels out there, somehow it is the classics that seem to capture the public imagination, never more so than in film and TV spheres. Why is this?

Despite the immense popularity of E.L James “Fifty Shades of Grey”, the Record Press author found that although most of my female friends had read it, they were left singularly unimpressed. Why is this? On one level, they all commented on how poorly written it is.  I suspect that for all its erotica, there was a lack of romance as well, where the hero did not measure up to a classical romantic hero like Mr Darcy in “Pride & Prejudice”.

The fact is that classical romantic fiction remains the top-selling sector of the book market. So what is the appeal of these classic romantic stories? Could it be that contemporary, modern day women feel underappreciated and dissatisfied in their own love lives? The heroines of romance novels by Jane Austen and the Bronte sisters are normally the recipients of old fashioned courtship, encompassing the lavish attention and unbridled devotion of their male suitors. Romantic heroes like Mr Darcy cater to their love object’s every whim, and by doing so bring into sharp focus the romantic inadequacy of the 21st century man. Not only do the men and women in the classic romantic novels connect on a sexual level, they reciprocate each other’s emotional desires.

For women the classic romantic novels capture the thrill of completely engrossing a man, without having to compete with football on television, texts and the internet on the iPhone or any number of other distractions that exist in the real world. So come on fellas, accept that your girlfriend and wife has good grounds for being overlooked and neglected romantically and make amends……….By buying her the ultimate unique Valentine’s gift!!

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If you need some ideas, here are a Top 10 most popular classic romantic novels –

Top 10 best classic romantic novels

1)      Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

2)      Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

3)      Sense & Sensibility by Jane Austen

4)      Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte

5)      Emma by Jane Austen

6)      Tess of the D’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy

7)      Persuasion by Jane Austen

8)      Gone with The Wind by Margaret Mitchell

9)      Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen

10)   Mansfield Park by Jane Austen

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