Jane Eyre / Wuthering Heights
by Charlotte Brontë, Charlotte Brontë, Emily Brontë
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Charlotte and Emily Bronte? were sisters in one of the most accomplished literary families of the nineteenth century. This omnibus collects in a single volume two novels that they published in 1847, each a tale of passionate romance and transformative personal experience. Jane Eyre At Thornfield Hall, where she takes employment as a governess, Jane Eyre finds fulfillment in her work, and the love of her life in her employer Edward Rochester. When a dark secret from Rochester's past comes to show more light, Jane must make the most difficult decision of her life: to stay beside the man she loves regardless of the truth, or to embark upon a new life free of encumbrances of the past. Wuthering Heights From the moment of his adoption by the Earnshaws, the foundling boy Heathcliff devotes himself to their young daughter Catherine. Growing up together the two share a love that blossoms into romance, until Catherine's hurtful betrayal. Embittered as an adult, Heathcliff vents his rage on his and Catherine's heirs, manipulating their lives under the influence of a passion that has curdled into obsession. show lessTags
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This book included both Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre, so I'll review each separately.
Jane Eyre: I loved this book! I thought it was highly romantic, and I was glad things got resolved.
Wuthering Heights: I read this after and was disappointed because I did not like it as much.
Jane Eyre: I loved this book! I thought it was highly romantic, and I was glad things got resolved.
Wuthering Heights: I read this after and was disappointed because I did not like it as much.
Jane Eyre tells of a background coming from an unloved almost reviled childhood fighting the teachings of tradition to gain independance and fighting the natural desires of love. Torn between love and her moral upbringing that she fought so hard to defy.
jane eyre is my favorite book
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Charlotte Bronte, the third of six children, was born April 21, 1816, to the Reverend Patrick Bronte and Maria Branwell Bronte in Yorkshire, England. Along with her sisters, Emily and Anne, she produced some of the most impressive writings of the 19th century. The Brontes lived in a time when women used pseudonyms to conceal their female identity, show more hence Bronte's pseudonym, Currer Bell. Charlotte Bronte was only five when her mother died of cancer. In 1824, she and three of her sisters attended the Clergy Daughter's School in Cowan Bridge. The inspiration for the Lowood School in the classic Jane Eyre was formed by Bronte's experiences at the Clergy Daughter's School. Her two older sisters died of consumption because of the malnutrition and harsh treatment they suffered at the school. Charlotte and Emily Bronte returned home after the tragedy. The Bronte sisters fueled each other's creativity throughout their lives. As young children, they wrote long stories together about a complex imaginary kingdom they created from a set of wooden soldiers. In 1846, Charlotte Bronte, with her sisters Emily and Anne published a thin volume titled Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell. In the same year, Charlotte Bronte attempted to publish her novel, The Professor, but was rejected. One year later, she published Jane Eyre, which was instantly well received. Charlotte Bronte's life was touched by tragedy many times. Despite several proposals of marriage, she did not accept an offer until 1854 when she married the Reverend A. B. Nicholls. One year later, at the age of 39, she died of pneumonia while she was pregnant. Her previously rejected novel, The Professor, was published posthumously in 1857. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Jane Eyre / Wuthering Heights
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- Jane Eyre; Edward Rochester; Bertha Mason Rochester
- First words
- There was no possibility of taking a walk that day.
- Disambiguation notice
- Complete and unabridged: Jane Eyre / Wuthering Heights.
Please do not combine with a different selection of works or with the individual works.
ISBN 1863091726 appears to have been used for several different works. This work is titled as the Brontë novels "Wuthering Heights" and "Jane Eyre", but has a cover image from a Fantasy/SciFi anthology, and the Amazon link g... (show all)oes to a different SciFi anthology. Probably should not be combine with any other works pending removal of the flagged incorrect cover.
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