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I developed a huge crush on Tom Jones (eponymous hero of Henry Fielding novel) whilst at university. I thought he was a bit racy and go-getting, whilst at heart a thoroughly decent chap (ah, my Professor would be proud of that literary summary...)

Shortly after, I heard they were to make a film of it and, Reader, my heart raced.

After months of fevered speculation I found out that the lead role had gone to Max Beesly . Nooooo, wrong, wrong, wrong!

So, which literary figure has most set your heart/loins a-flutter?

Mr Rochester

Mr Darcy

Jamie Fraser in Crosstitch series

patrick pennington

ohdearwhatamess - how was Colin Firth for you? Bees(t)ly quite ruined the whole romance for me.

Yossarian.

Jack Reacher
Myron Bolitar
Any Nelson De Mille 'hero'

Heathcliffe... on a windswept moor.

Heathcliffe.

Rebus.

lady chatterley's lover of course!

also Knightley in Emma <swoon>

bigchris - Mellors! Oooh, good call! Now, Sean Bean was fine for me in that adaptation...

'I want you now, Milady. Up against t'tree' etc. etc.

Nicholas Nickleby, such a passionate young man. Only once though, just for the experience.

Jeffrey Tolliver from the Karin Slaughter series. Sod that Sarah Tolliver.

another one for mr Rochester. before he was tragically maimed. He was a sexy bit of stuff.

I fancy Sam Vimes (Discworld) something rotten too.

I love threads like this!

Mine are (in no particular order) -
Colonel Brandon from 'Sense And Sensibility'

Strider from LOTR (I'll have him rough and ranger-ish, rather than all regal please)

Roland of Gilead from King's Dark Tower books.

Not Heathcliff - bullying monster IMHO.

Has to be Rhett Butler, yes a bit of a cad but v sexy in the book.

Mr Rochester.......... a la Toby Stephens!!!

rofl at how many of us fancy cads and bounders

Edward Cullen [lowbrow emoticon]
Heathcliff

OK, predictable I know, but D'Arcy from P&P. Not sure if it isn't the Colin Firth effect. Except the Matthew McFadden did it for as well despite the fact that i don't usually like him.

Always thought Heathcliff was an abusive git myself, never see the attraction.