I want to buy a book as a present for someone - I want it to be a 'classic' book, and I want it to be about love and have a happy ending? What do you think?
2007-02-02 02:47:00 · 16 answers · asked by Lucy in the Sky 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
"Pride and Prejudice" is the default answer to this question, but if you'd like a really intriguing love story, pick up Bram Stoker's "Dracula." It isn't the first choice for most people, but when you boil down to its essence, it's truly about a man who loved a woman so much that he was willing to live forever to find her troubled soul.
Twisted, but definitely a love story in there somewhere.
2007-02-02 05:12:14 · answer #1 · answered by kenrayf 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
My Favorite love story that is a classic with a happy ending is Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë, it takes a little while for her to find her happy ending but it is so worth it. It is beautifully written, or if you are looking for a comedic classic I recommend The Taming of The Shrew by William Shakespeare it is in Elizabethan English but it is a good read and very witty. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen has a certain amount of wittiness that is great and that many really enjoy as well as a wonderful ending. There are three of my favorite books of classical romance. I hope it will help.
2007-02-02 12:14:02 · answer #2 · answered by lockheartpurple 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
" Pride and Prejudice " by Jane Austen is a classic tale of love set in the early 1800's. This book is the favourite of many people and is constantly voted in the Top 10 books here in Australia.
After the usual struggles, the characters evolve and find each other in the end. Each time I read this book, I still go through the same emotions of hoping that Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy get together.
2007-02-02 11:10:12 · answer #3 · answered by lizzie 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I concur with those before me - "Pride and Prejudice", or anything by Jane Asten, is the best example of what typifies a love story and does so in a wonderfully witty and grand style.
For the down side of love -
"Wuthering Heights" by Charlotte Bronte
"Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne
"Tess of D'Ubervilles" by Henry James
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2007-02-02 13:48:46 · answer #4 · answered by beatriceorme 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Go for jane Austen's " sense and sensibility " & " Pride and prejudice" ,or " Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Bronte.
At first when I read your qs ...I wanted to say Tale of two cities by Charles Dickens...but the ending isn't happy.
2007-02-02 15:10:15 · answer #5 · answered by Berry 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Romeo and Juliet of course but no happy ending so I must say Anna and the Duke.
2007-02-02 16:22:12 · answer #6 · answered by Trinity 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Notebook... It doesn't exactly have a happy ending, but they were old and lived full lives in love with one another... That is always a happy ending, even in death!
Loved it!
2007-02-02 12:23:39 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen
2007-02-02 11:15:49 · answer #8 · answered by K. C. 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Not as well known as the others but I love it:"Precious Bane" by Mary Webb. Was/ is published by Virago.
Lovely, lovely story!!!!
2007-02-02 17:54:04 · answer #9 · answered by stevesimon006 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Mill on the Floss - Geoge Eliott
2007-02-02 11:41:26 · answer #10 · answered by Mirela 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋