Books are wonderful little worlds composed of ink, paper, and insight. That insight that is born out of emotions and ideas is what make books so powerful. When ink and paper are able bring an emotion as intense and all-consuming as love is to live, one can be certain of the transcendence within time of that piece of literature.

Here at the Rampage we have composed a list of the top ten love stories that have broken and stolen our hearts, made us weep, smile, fall in love with damsels and heroes, and reminded us of how consuming and powerful love can be.

Here is the list:

1. Romeo & Juliet By William Shakespeare
2. Wuthering Heights By Emily Brontë
3. Gone with the Wind By Margaret Mitchell
4. Pride & Prejudice By Jane Austen
5. The Great Gatsby By F.Scott Fitzgerald
6. Anna Karenina By Leo Tolstoy
7. Sense & Sensibility By Jane Austen
8. Jane Eyre By Charlotte Brontë
9. Emma By Jane Austen
10. Brideshead Revisited By Evelyn Waugh