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Oh, Mr. Rochester!

By posted at 10:06 pm on October 20, 2009 2

Move over, Mr. Darcy and Edward Cullen: The readers of Mills & Boon romance novels (the UK’s answer to Harlequin romances) have voted Mr. Rochester of Charlotte Bronte‘s Jane Eyre the most romantic hero in literature.

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2 Responses to “Oh, Mr. Rochester!”

  1. Astrid
    at 10:08 am on October 24, 2009

    I have read widely and I must agree that Mr Rochester is my no. 1 hero.

  2. lauren
    at 11:18 am on October 27, 2009

    I’ve probably been reading too much Rhys, but there’s no way I can get around the sticking of the first wife in the attic enough to find Mr Rochester even remotely romantic.

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