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Jane Eyre

Author: Charlotte Bronte   Series: Penguin Classics

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A guaranteed best-seller - a brilliant new edition of one of Penguin's top-ten classics - more than 35k of the Black Classic edition sold every year.

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A guaranteed best-seller - a brilliant new edition of one of Penguin's top-ten classics - more than 35k of the Black Classic edition sold every year.

In conjunction with the New York Public Library, Doubleday is proud to introduce a very special collector's series of literary masterpieces. Lavishly illustrated with rare archival material from the library's extensive resources, including the renowned Berg collection, these editions will bring the classics to life for a new generation of readers.

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A new edition of one of Penguin's top ten Classics-the novel that has been "teaching true strength of character for generations" ("The Guardian") A novel of intense power and intrigue, "Jane Eyre" has dazzled generations of readers with its depiction of a woman's quest for freedom. This updated edition features a new introduction discussing the novel's political and magical dimensions.

Having grown up an orphan in the home of her cruel aunt and at a harsh charity school, Jane Eyre becomes an independent and spirited survivor-qualities that serve her well as governess at Thornfield Hall. But when she finds love with her sardonic employer, Rochester, the discovery of his terrible secret forces her to make a choice. Should she stay with him whatever the consequences or follow her convictions, even if it means leaving her beloved?

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Critic Reviews

“I go back to [Jane Eyre] so often and it was one of the first books that made me think, ”

"At the end we are steeped through and through with the genius, the vehemence, the indignation of Charlotte Bront ." --Virginia Woolf

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About the Author

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. The Professor was posthumously published in 1857. Dr Stevie Davis is a novelist, critic and historian. She is Director of Creative writing at the University of Wales Swansea. She is the author of four books on Emily Bronte, three novels, and three books in the Penguin Critical Studies series.

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'The more solitary, the more friendless, the more unsustained I am, the more I will respect myself' Jane Eyre endures loneliness and cruelty in the home of her heartless aunt and and the cold charity of Lowood School. This troubled childhood strengthens Jane's natural independence and spirit - which 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 to make a terrible choice. A novel of intense emotional power, heightened atmosphere and fierce intelligence, Jane Eyre (1847) dazzled and shocked readers with its passionate depiction of a woman's search for equality and freedom on her own terms. 'The masterwork of a great genius' William Makepeace Thackeray Edited with an introduction and notes by Stevie Davies

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Orphaned Jane Eyre grows up in the home of her heartless aunt and later attends a charity school with a harsh regime, enduring loneliness and cruelty. This troubled childhood strengthens Jane's natural independence and spirit - which prove necessary when she finds a position as governess at Thornfield Hall. However, when she finds love with her sardonic employer, Rochester, the discovery of his terrible secret forces her to make a choice. Should she stay with him and live with the consequences, or follow her convictions, even if it means leaving the man she loves? A novel of intense power and intrigue, Jane Eyre (1847) dazzled and shocked readers with its passionate depiction of a woman's search for equality and freedom. if (SYM == "SYN") { document.writeln("");} else { document.writeln(" ");}

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Product Details

Publisher
Penguin Books | Penguin Classics
Published
30th November 2006
Pages
278
ISBN
9780141441146

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