Recs if you like The Lady of the Camellias (Penguin Classics)...

As a massive bookworm and theatre nerd, this list was inevitable.

A compilation of the books and tales that inspired dance and ballet pieces across the world

These stories were written decades (sometimes centuries) ago, yet they still understand us — love, loneliness, ambition, fear, hope. If you’ve ever wanted to try classics but didn’t know where to start, this is a gentle door in.

romantic classic novels