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The top 10 romance novels
2. 'Pride and Prejudice' by Jane Austin
First published in 1813
First published in 1813
It portrays life in the genteel rural society of the time, and tells of the initial misunderstandings between Elizabeth Bennet and the haughty Mr Darcy
Its opening line is one of the most famous in English literature: "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife."
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