Widely regarded as a revolutionary novel, Bront's masterpiece introduced the world to a radical new type of heroine. This edition includes newly written explanatory notes.
Widely regarded as a revolutionary novel, Bront's masterpiece introduced the world to a radical new type of heroine. This edition includes newly written explanatory notes.
Charlotte Bronte's most beloved novel describes the passionate love between the courageous orphan Jane Eyre and the brilliant, brooding, and domineering Rochester. The loneliness and cruelty of Jane's childhood strengthens her natural independence and spirit, which prove invaluable when she takes a position as a governess at Thornfield Hall. But after she falls in love with her sardonic employer, her discovery of his terrible secret forces her to make a heart-wrenching choice. Ever since its publication in 1847, Jane Eyre" "has enthralled every kind of reader, from the most critical and cultivated to the youngest and most unabashedly romantic. It lives as one of the great triumphs of storytelling and as a moving and unforgettable portrayal of a woman's quest for self-respect.
Charlotte Bront? (1816-1855) was an English novelist and poet. She was the eldest of the three Bront? sisters, all of whom were gifted writers. The most prolific of the three sisters, Charlotte authored a number of children's stories as well as several novels, including "Shirley", "Villette", and "The Professor". She published her first success, "Jane Eyre", under the pseudonym Currer Bell in 1847.
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