Cyrano de Bergerac is a French play written in 1897 by Edmond Rostand. The story includes real-life details about the 17th-century writer Cyrano de Bergerac, as well as made-up elements and legends. The character’s large nose is based on real life (as shown in the portrait), but it is often made even bigger during performances of the play.
Women in Love is a book written in 1920 by the English author D. H. Lawrence.
Sons and Lovers is a 1913 novel written by the English author D. H. Lawrence.
Lady Chatterley’s Lover is the last book written by the English author D. H. Lawrence.
A Farewell to Arms is a book written by American author Ernest Hemingway. It takes place during the Italian campaign of World War I. Published in 1929, the story is told from the perspective of an American soldier, Frederic Henry, who works as a lieutenant (Italian: tenente) in the ambulance corps of the Italian Army.
Catherine Earnshaw, who later becomes Catherine Linton, is the main character of the 1847 novel Wuthering Heights, written by Emily Brontë. She is one of two children who survived to adulthood, born to Mr. and Mrs.
Heathcliff is a fictional character in Emily Brontë’s 1847 novel Wuthering Heights. Because the novel is widely known and admired, Heathcliff is often seen as an example of a Byronic hero, or a troubled antihero, whose intense anger, jealousy, and rage harm both himself and others around him. He is most famous for being a romantic hero because of his deep love for Catherine Earnshaw.
Elizabeth Bennet is a fictional character and the main character in the 1813 novel Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. Her friends and family often call her Eliza or Lizzy. Elizabeth is the second daughter in a family of five girls.
Fitzwilliam Darcy Esquire, usually called Mr. Darcy, is one of the main characters in Jane Austen’s 1813 novel Pride and Prejudice. He is an example of a reserved and proud romantic hero and is the love interest of Elizabeth Bennet, the story’s main character.