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Loading... Jane Eyre By Charlotte Bronte (original 1847; edition 2010)by Charlotte Bronte, Currer Bell (Contributor), Jane Eyre (Contributor)
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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. 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.
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. 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. 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. Belongs to Publisher SeriesAmstelboeken (12-13) — 60 more Collins Classics (11) detebe-Klassiker (21581) Doubleday Dolphin (C5) Everyman's Library (287) Harper Perennial Olive Editions (2018 Olive) insel taschenbuch (813) manesse im dtv (24032) Novelas eternas (4) Oxford English Novels (1847) Penguin Clothbound Classics (2008) Penguin English Library, 2012 series (2012-04) Perpetua reeks (66) The Pocket Library (PL-44) Prisma Klassieken (13) Project Gutenberg EBook (1260, 23077) Reinaert-reeks (46) A tot vent (305) Virago Modern Classics (364) Zephyr Books (42) Is contained inThe Complete Novels: Agnes Grey / Jane Eyre / The Professor / Shirley / The Tenant of Wildfell Hall / Villette / Wuthering Heights by Charlotte Brontë Vilette / Jane Eyre / Shirley / The Tenant of Wildfell Hall / Agnes Grey / Wuthering Heights by Charlotte Brontë The Brontë Collection: Includes Jane Eyre, The Professor, Shirley, Villette, Wuthering Heights, Agnes Grey, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, Cottage Poems and More by Charlotte Brontë The Complete Novels of the Brontë Sisters (8 Novels: Jane Eyre, Shirley, Villette, The Professor, Emma, Wuthering Heights, Agnes Grey and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall) by Charlotte Brontë 6 Volume Set Jane Eyre, Tenant of Wildfell Hall, Wuthering Heights, Agnes Grey, Professor, Poems, Miscellanea, Shirley, Villete by Charlotte Brontë Brontë Sisters: The Professor / Angrian Tales and Poems / The Tenant of Wildfell Hall / Agnes Grey / Wuthering Heights / Jane Eyre / Villette / Shirley by Anne Brontë Agnes Grey / The Tenant of Wildfell Hall / Jane Eyre / The Professor / Villette / Wuthering Heights / Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell by Anne Brontë 90 Masterpieces You Must Read (Vol.1): Novels, Poetry, Plays, Short Stories, Essays, Psychology & Philosophy by Various Jane Eyre/ Wuthering Heights/ Little Women/ Adam Bede/ Emma/ Pride and Prejudice by Trident Press International ContainsIs retold inHas the (non-series) sequelHas the (non-series) prequelHas the adaptationThe Graphic Canon, Vol. 2: From "Kubla Khan" to the Bronte Sisters to The Picture of Dorian Gray by Russ Kick Is abridged inIs parodied inInspiredHas as a studyHas as a commentary on the textHas as a student's study guideDistinctionsNotable Lists
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. No library descriptions found.
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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. ( )