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Jane Eyre (1847)

by Charlotte Brontë

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Jane Eyre is raised in her aunt's house after the death of her parents. Her aunt cannot stand the queer, quiet child and sends her off to a spartan boarding school where she is severely mistreated. She survives, however, and eventually finds herself a situation as a governess in the household of Edward Rochester. She and Rochester fall passionately in love, in one of the great literary love stories. But a dark secret in his house will tear them apart and send her alone into the wilderness before she can find her way back to him.… (more)
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    Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier (Bonzer, chrisharpe, fannyprice)
    chrisharpe: There are some similarities between these two books: a young woman marries an older widower and moves to his mansion, where the marriage is challenged by the unearthly presence of the first wife.
    fannyprice: These two books reminded me a lot of each other but Rebecca was more modern and somewhat less preachy.
  2. 427
    Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (TineOliver)
    TineOliver: Debates about which is the greater love story have raged between book lovers for years. Why not read both and form your own opinion?
  3. 378
    The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde (Kerian, westher, deepikasd)
    Kerian: If for some reason you read The Eyre Affair without having read Jane Eyre, I definitely recommend it. It will certainly be interesting to read and is a very good book.
    westher: Voor als je wilt weten hoe de verhaallijn ontstaan is ;-)
    deepikasd: This story also gives you a different spin and shows how the story is "changed" to what it is today. Though the story is a parody, the reader who loves Jane Eyre will definitely love meeting the characters again and relish the story all over.
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    Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë (roby72, gabynation6)
    gabynation6: these authors were sisters
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    Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys (stephmo, aces, JenniferLivingstone, kjuliff)
    stephmo: Written as the story of the first Mrs. Rochester. While this may not be the light we want to remember Mr. Rochester in, it leads to a richer picture of the man he becomes for Jane.
    kjuliff: Mr. Rochester
  6. 172
    Agnes Grey by Anne Brontë (Medellia)
  7. 218
    The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield (norabelle414)
    norabelle414: Both gothic novels, with a big ol' creepy house, and theme of hidden family secrets
  8. 141
    The Brontës: Wild Genius on the Moors by Juliet Barker (Wraith_Ravenscroft)
  9. 142
    Villette by Charlotte Brontë (Wraith_Ravenscroft, allenmichie)
  10. 169
    Great Expectations by Charles Dickens (Maiasaura)
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    The Turn of the Screw by Henry James (hazzabamboo)
  12. 93
    Jenna Starborn by Sharon Shinn (infiniteletters)
    infiniteletters: An interesting retelling.
  13. 93
    The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot (ncgraham)
    ncgraham: Two Victorian heroines approach the question of how to reconcile passion and morality in very different ways.
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    Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy (lanaing)
  15. 61
    The Mysterious Howling by Maryrose Wood (_Zoe_)
    _Zoe_: The Mysterious Howling offers a fresh perspective on the young governess arriving at a mysterious new place of employment. It's tongue-in-cheek and very funny--definitely an enjoyable read for those who don't take Jane Eyre too seriously.
  16. 61
    Aurora Leigh by Elizabeth Barrett Browning (ElizabethPotter)
    ElizabethPotter: This is like Jane Eyre in verse.
  17. 51
    The Victorian Governess by Kathryn Hughes (susanbooks)
  18. 40
    Jane, the Fox, and Me by Fanny Britt (JenniferLivingstone)
    JenniferLivingstone: If you're a fan of Jane Eyre, you might enjoy the children's book Jane, the Fox, and Me. It's a sweet story about a young girl who has trouble with bullying and self-esteem - and who is able to find comfort from the book Jane Eyre. Highly, highly recommended.… (more)
  19. 41
    Linden Hills by Gloria Naylor (susanbooks)
    susanbooks: Naylor so brilliantly plays w/Dante & Jane Eyre
  20. 30
    Charlotte Brontë: A Passionate Life by Lyndall Gordon (MissBrangwen)

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If a romance could break you but keep you together all at the same time, is it a romance you could find yourself walking away from?

A coming of age story, filled with romance and suspense. Learning that pretty things don’t always equal a beautiful outcome. That sometimes the messy or unthinkable is the route your heart calls you to.

A favorite of mine, that I’ll continue to read over and over again. ( )
  mybookloveobsession | Mar 12, 2024 |
I had a teacher in 7th grade who said she read this book every year. At the time it seemed so immensely long that I couldn't imagine that, but once I read it, I understood her passion. Charlotte bronte wanted to prove that a romance between two unattractive people could be interesting and she does. It's funny that movie makers almost always refuse to trust the material and cast good looking people in the roles, but it doesn't hurt the basic story.
I hate the protion where jane is with the missionary, but I suppose it was to build the suspense to the conclusion.
The humor and give and take in their relationship was a revelation for the time and remains enjoyable today. ( )
  cspiwak | Mar 6, 2024 |
2024 - Great read. Enjoyed immensely. ( )
  DannyKeep | Mar 1, 2024 |
Led back to Jane Eyre by Jean Rhys's Wide Sagasso Sea. Loved it. Found myself making notes to capture Charlotte Bronte's wonderful sentences such as,

'I had reviewed the information I had got, looked into my heart, thoughts and feelings, and endeavoured to bring back with a strict hand such as had been straying through imagination's reckless waste into the safe fold of common sense.'


Jane Eyre stands alone but there is no doubt to me that Jean Rhys's Wide Sagasso Sea adds a dimension of horror that enriches the original. ( )
  simonpockley | Feb 25, 2024 |
Gothic feminism ( )
  isob | Feb 18, 2024 |
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This book is definitely a commitment so if you have a fear of long books or thoughtful language, you might want to watch the movie instead. However, this classic book is really worth reading just for Jane and you should know that if you feel that Rochester is a conniving, disgusting, ridiculous, jerky playboy, you are not alone.
added by vibesandall | editThe Guardian (UK), Elimagine (May 6, 2016)
 
We do not hesitate to say that the tone of mind and thought which has overthrown authority and violated every code human and divine abroad, and fostered Chartism and rebellion at home, is the same which has also written Jane Eyre.
added by vibesandall | editThe Quarterly Review, Elizabeth Rigby (1848)
 
There is not a single natural character throughout the work. Everybody moves on stilts—the opinions are bad—the notions absurd. Religion is stabbed in the dark—our social distinctions attempted to be levelled, and all absurdly moral notions done away with.
added by vibesandall | editThe Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction (1, 1847)
 

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Mason, MichaelEditorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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Reali, L.Traduttoresecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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Roos, Elisabeth deTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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Scott, LucyNarratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Shorter, Clement K.Introductionsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Sinclair, MayIntroductionsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Smith, MargaretEditorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Stevenson, JulietNarratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Weisser, Susan OstrovIntroductionsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
West, RebeccaIntroductionsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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Wilson, Edward A.Illustratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Wilson. MeganCover designersecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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Zeiger, ArthurAfterwordsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed

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There was no possibility of taking a walk that day.
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A preface to the first edition of 'Jane Eyre' being unnecessary, I gave none: this second edition demands a few words both of acknowledgment and miscellaneous remark.
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I could not answer the ceaseless inward question—why I thus suffered; now, at the distance of—I will not say how many years, I see it clearly.
Do you think because I am poor, obscure, plain and little that I am souless and heartless? You think wrong. I have as much soul as you and full as much heart, and if God had granted me some beauty and much wealth I should have made it as hard for you to leave me as it is now for me to leave you.
Women are supposed to be very calm generally: but women feel just as men feel; they need exercise for their faculties, and a field for their efforts as much as their brothers do; they suffer from too rigid a restraint, too absolute a stagnation, precisely as men would suffer; and it is narrow-minded in their more privileged fellow-creatures to say that they ought to confine themselves to making puddings and knitting stockings, to playing on the piano and embroidering bags. It is thoughtless to condemn them, or laugh at them, if they seek to do more or learn more than custom has pronounced necessary for their sex.
To have yielded would have been an error of principle; to have yielded now would have been an error in judgement.
I am no bird; and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will; which I now exert to leave you.
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This is the complete, unabridged Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. Do not combine with any abridged versions, Norton Critical Editions, or vampire books.

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Jane Eyre is raised in her aunt's house after the death of her parents. Her aunt cannot stand the queer, quiet child and sends her off to a spartan boarding school where she is severely mistreated. She survives, however, and eventually finds herself a situation as a governess in the household of Edward Rochester. She and Rochester fall passionately in love, in one of the great literary love stories. But a dark secret in his house will tear them apart and send her alone into the wilderness before she can find her way back to him.

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Jane Eyre is the story of a love-deprived girl who becomes the governess of a young french girl at a the Rochester estate. Jane's boss, Mr Rochester is mysterious and reclusive. As romance develops between Jane and Rochester not all is as it seems. There are strange noises in the night and Jane believes a servant is trying to kill Rochester. Nothing at the Rochester estate is as she expects.
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She's poor and orphaned
But educated and proud
Boss gets all fired up.
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