The romance of an American Indian princess and an Englishman, told in words and pictures.

Written by Noel Coward and directed by David Lean, the bittersweet romance, set mainly in a dismal train station, poignantly told the story of a strait-laced physician who falls in love with a suburban housewife.

The romance novel Almost Innocent by Jane Feather tells the story of a possibly fictitious illegitimate daughter of John of Gaunt, and contains much history and vivid description of John and of royal life.

This romance tells the tale of Giovanni Saracinesca and his courting of Corona d'Astradente, complete with intrigue and sword fights (Crawford was an expert fencer).

No pastoral romance, "A Dictionary of Maqiao" tells of villagers' abusive habits and the bloody, sweaty origins of native euphemisms.

The romance of an artist and a secret admirer, told through cards and letters.

Written as volatile and yet loving, the up-and-down romance tells of a young star-crossed couple who meet on a captivating night on a ship's dock and from there are faced with much interference, significantly but unintentionally caused by each other, in their struggle for true happiness.

The romances told of unfortunate women who went mad with grief.

Although these examples use medieval and Arthurian materials, romances may also tell stories from classical mythology.

In the hands of a more disinterested scholar, the romance of young American China scholars in the 1960's with China's revolutionary politics (like that of young Chinese scholars with the American free market) might have told us much about both societies.