Just to lower the tone - which literary hero/ine would you most like to cop off with?

I always fancied a bit of a twosome with Seb and Dommie out of Jilly Copper's Polo, and just to lower the tone further still, most of the leading men in Jackie Collin's books!!

The usual suspects:
Mr Darcy
Mr Rochester basically as long as they are wearing those funny trousers with flap bit (easy access) around the crotch area and a frilly shirt I'd be happy.

Oh and Ian Rankin's Rebus (not the Rebus on the telly but the Rebus in my mind) and very dishy he is too :-)

Aforementioned knee tremblers;

Captain Corelli
Gabriel Oak
Robbie Turner
Mr Darcy

also would have to include in my list

Kip - 'the Sapper' in the English Patient
Vermeer - the Girl with the Pearl Earring
Adam Bede

Thanks, MamaH, I'd forgotten Hannibal Lecter. (I can see a theme developing here, I clearly like my men troubled and a bit violent.)

The Australian soldier in A Town Like Alice - I can't remember his name off the top of my head, but he's very rugged and manly.

Oh and for my Pratchett-shag, I'll have Captain Carrot!

MamaHobgoblin - catherine wouldn't have had a corset; she would have worn stays instead (unboned) or possibly a chemise. Sorry but I couldn't help being picky!!!

underwear

Now if we're doing children's literature, I would like to put my vote in for Sirius Black (but not looking like the guy who plays him in the films).

Rhett Butler. He makes my knees tremble!

Will Ladislaw from Middlemarch - then we got the TV adaptation with Rufus Sewell - wow!

Faramir from LoTR - the book version - don't think he was done justice in the film, but you can't have everything.

Interesting that many of the characters mentioned have appeared in TV adaptations/films over the last few years.

Oh, and if we're venturing into children's lit

Remus Lupin, as played in the cinema-in-my-head by Linus Roache, NOT by whatsisface. Severus Snape too, but not Alan Rickman (who is yumsome but far too old.)

Spiller from The Borrowers, yes! (Have just re-read them.)

Used to get creepy-lusty feelings for Dracula when I read a children's abridged copy, but the Drac in the proper novel isn't a bit sexy, on reflection.

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Richard III in Shakespeare's play.

Jonathon in Brother of the More Famous Jack.

Stephen Maturin in the O'Brien books, definitely!

Hannibal Lecter in the novel. Ok, ok, and in the films...

(am now scanning bookshelves for prompts, and aware that I departed from 'literature' some time ago.)

Who mentioned Diggory Venn? Nice bit o'rough. Mmm. But you'd be all red, after...

Dirk Gently is quite sexy, but also sounds a bit unattractive, physically.

Lovelace! From Clarissa. He's a wrong 'un though.

My Brilliant Career (d'oh)

Erast Petrovich Fandorin, anyone?

Luthe from Robin McKinley's Damar books (bit of a teenage crush there)

Harry Beecham from My Brillian Career (Ditto)

Ok

Henry Tilney from Northanger Abbey. He's the only Austen hero I'd consider copping orf with. Understanding without being patronising, funny, a bit whacky. And he's lovely to Catherine (ok, she's 17 and he's about 25 and wants to get into her corset, but we'll draw a veil over that, shall we?).

Mr Rochester but it HAS to be pre-maim! He's all emasculated afterwards, and I like a bit of hurt/comfort, but that one doesn't tickle my fancy.

Yes to Larry from My Family and Other Animals. But I'm not keen on his little 'tache.

If we count Pratchett as 'literary', I'm nabbing Havelock, Lord Vetinari all for myself. He is utterly fantastic in all ways, and I bet he's great in the sack.

Silk (from the David Eddings Belgariad books)
thank god someone else got there before me with the scifi fantasy link

Silk
Raistlin and Dalamar (had a thing for Tanis originally but far far too moody and bloody pathetic really)
Sparhawk

others that people have mentioned that would rock my boat
Gilbert blythe
Used to be faramir but post film its definitly Boromir (blame sean bean) so I'd also shag Sharpe
the professor Jo marries
Mr Knightley

oh yes to spiller and severus snape (and yes its the alan rickman thing)

Somewhat shamefully Viscount de Valmont from Dangerous Liaisons, although could just be a thing for John Malkovich. And any of the Jilly Cooper heros (they are all basically the same person anyway) - but top marks to Rupert and Ricky.

Mr Rochester

I had forgotten about Gilbert Blythe!
Stephen in The Mill on the Floss.

But can I start on historical figures? I would so, SO go for Henry VIII in his younger days. And Harold Godwinson! MmmmmMMMMMMmmmm!
(I'm a medieval historian by trade...)

Jack Parlablane and Jackson Brodie so apparently only slighty scruffy scottish detectives for me

Probably wouldn't throw Colin Firth or Matthew MacFaddyn out of bed but Mr Darcy wayyy to far up his own bottom

Procrastinatingparent - love the way you listed them under genre.

For me, it would be Mr Rochester but I've always been a bit annoyed that Jane can resist him when it matters and yet I don't think I'd be able to. Obviously she's a woman of principle and I'm a tart.

Probably wouldn't say no to Mr D'Arcy, so long as he looked like Colin Firth.

Would consider Aragorn, but have to confess that this one is entirely film-based. I also have a soft spot for Severus Snape, but that is Alan Rickman's fault. I don't normally go for Death Eaters!

Wasting - me too, TBH Lestat or Marius or Armand - not fussed which

Hmmm, well based on my nickname it has to be Rourke from the JD Robb 'in death' series. Irish, brooding, long hair, sexy, good dresser, simmering violence, (only to criminals) multi-millionaire (whats not to like)

Lyra, I was 16 at the time, and Lestat is so confident and rebellious, plus a little repressed homoeroticism often appeals.

oh god. i have a huge list...

Mr Rochester

Mr Darcy

Rupert Campbell-Black

Jean-Benoit Aubery

Sirius Black

Hercule Poirot

Mellors

Aramis

I agree with Atticus Finch - something v. sexy about a man who is principled.

Otherwise it would probably be Mr Darcy but only if he looks like Colin Firth.