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Jane Eyre
Charlotte Bronte
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Description for Jane Eyre
Paperback. Tells the story of orphaned Jane Eyre, who grows up in the home of her heartless aunt, enduring loneliness and cruelty. This troubled childhood strengthens Jane's natural independence and spirit - which prove necessary when she finds employment as a governess to the young ward of Byronic, brooding Mr Rochester. Editor(s): Davies, Stevie. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 28. Weight in Grams: 428.
'The masterwork of a great genius' William Makepeace Thackeray
A novel of intense emotional power, heightened atmosphere and fierce intelligence, Jane Eyre dazzled and shocked readers with its passionate depiction of a woman's search for equality and freedom on her own terms. Its heroine Jane endures loneliness and cruelty in the home of her heartless aunt and the cold charity of Lowood School. Her natural independence and spirit prove necessary when she takes a position as governess at Thornfield Hall. But when she finds love with her sardonic employer, Rochester, the discovery of a shameful secret forces her ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
Number of Pages
624
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780141441146
SKU
V9780141441146
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-98
About Charlotte Bronte
Charlotte Bronte (1816-55), sister of Anne Bronte and Emily Bronte. Jane Eyre appeared in 1847 and was followed by Shirley (1848) and Vilette (1853). In 1854 Charlotte Bronte married her father's curate, Arthur Bell Nicholls. She died during her pregnancy on March 31, 1855 in Haworth, Yorkshire.
Reviews for Jane Eyre
"At the end we are steeped through and through with the genius, the vehemence, the indignation of Charlotte Brontë."
Virginia Woolf
Virginia Woolf