A survey of Geoffrey Chaucer's work, which was much influenced by romance, the dominant mode of secular fictional narrative in his time.

Find a description of a medieval poem about courtly love, and view the digital manuscript of the poem.

The full text of the novel A Romance of Billy-Goat Hill by Alice Hegan Rice. Register for a free account to unlock annotation tools, printing, and more.

The full text of the novel A Sicilian Romance by Ann Radcliffe. Register for a free account to unlock annotation tools, printing, and more.

The text of the story "The Romancers" by H. H. Munro, a Scottish author of the Edwardian era. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)

Text of the short story "Romance and Reality" by T.S. Arthur. (Free site registration offers some additional features, e.g., the ability to insert annotations.)

As an introduction to the medieval romances, students compare and contrast the medieval rules of courtly love to the modern "rules" of courtship and romance. Students write a compare/contrast essay after group work and class discussion.

A complete history of quilting including its importance in early American history. Sections describe who made the quilts, how they were made, quilting bees, and much more.

Discusses Sir Guy of Warwick as part of a local history page provided by the BBC. Discusses the plot of the legend as well as its genre of Ancestral Romance.

Classic Reader provides numerous classic works from famous authors. First published in 1878, one work is Homo Sum, a historical romance written by Georg Ebers.

This site features the author R. D. Blackmore including the full text of four novels including Lorna Doone, A Romance of Exmoor and Mary Anerley.

This commercial site contains information about the sapphire's physical properties and where it can be found. Also discusses the history and romance related to the stone and includes a description of its quality.

Read about the greatest romantic comedy films in movie history as selected by leaders in the creative community.

This is the biography of Sir Philip Sidney (1554-1586); his works included Arcadia, The Defence of Poesy, and Astrophil and Stella.

A comprehensive investigation into the work of Spanish master Romantic painter Francisco Goya. With links to sections on techniques, prints, drawings, paintings, and many more categories this is an excellent resource for the study of the...

An introduction of the world of Flamenco from its origins in the 15th century. A good summary of the history of this art form.

Scroll down a bit to find the brief explanations of the history of French and some dialects: Provencal, Creole, and Basque, with links to more information.

Examine the historical and economic impact of the Pennsylvania's steel industry. Included in this historical account are video, maps, and pictorial artifacts of this era.

Beyond giving the world dozens of English language masterpieces and inventing countless words (including the word countless), William Shakespeare, ever the overachieving bard, especially had a way with the romantic turn of phrase....

Read the full text of "Uarda", a romance of ancient Egypt, by George Ebers.

Read the comedy/romance novel "The Amateur Gentleman" by Jeffrey Farnol.

Read the full text of the mystery "The Clue of the Twisted Candle" by Edgar Wallace. This novel has a little bit of everything - murder, villains, a locked room, romance, revenge, and detectives.

Read the full text of short story romance "The Greylock" by Georg Ebers.

A brief biographical sketch, and the full text of three poems, along with a recommendation for a print book are offered here.