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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.8
EAN num: 9780141441146
ISBN number: 0141441143
Label: Penguin Classics
Manufacturer: Penguin Classics
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 624
Printing Date: August 15, 2006
Publishing house: Penguin Classics
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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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It's hard to imagine a better gothic romance than "Jane Eyre" -- gloomy vast houses, mysterious secrets, and a brooding haunted man with a dark past.
In fact, Charlotte Bronte's classic novel has pretty much everything going for it -- beautiful settings, a passionate romance tempered by iron-clad morals, and a heroine whose poverty and lack of beauty only let her brains and courage shine brighter. And it's all wrapped in the misty, haunting atmosphere of a true gothic story -- madwoman in the attic and all.
Jane Eyre was an orphan, abused and neglected very first by relatives, then by a boarding school run by a tyrannical, hypocritical minister. But Jane refuses to let anyone shove her down -- even when her saintly best friend dies from the wretched conditions.
But many years later, Jane moves on by applying to Thornfield Hall for a governess position, and gets the job. She soon becomes the teacher and friend to the sprightly French girl Adele, but is struck by the dark, almost haunted feeling of her new home.
Then she runs into a rather surly horseman -- who turns out to be her employer, Mr. Rochester, a cynical, embittered man who spends little time at Thornfield. They are slowly drawn together into a powerful love, despite their different social stations -- and Rochester's apparent attentions to a shallow, snotty aristocrat who wants his wealth and status.
But strange things are happening at Thornfield -- stabbings, fires, and mysterious laughter. Jane and Rochester finally confess their feelings to each other, but their wedding is interrupted when Rochester's dark past comes to light. Jane flees into the arms of long-lost family members, and is offered a new life -- but her love for Rochester is not so easily forgotten...
"Jane Eyre" is one of those books that transcends the labels of genre. Charlotte Bronte spun a haunting gothic romance around her semi-autobiographical heroine and Byronic anti-hero, filling it with brilliant writing and solid plot. It has everything all the other gothic romances of the time had... but Bronte gave it depth and intensity without resorting to melodrama.
Bronte wrote in the usual stately prose of the time, but it has a sensual, lush quality, even in the dank early chapters at Lowood. At Thornfield, the book acquires an overhanging atmosphere of foreboding, until the clouds clear near the end. And she wove some tough questions into Jane's perspective -- that of a woman's independence and strength in a man's world, of extreme religion, and of the clash between morals and passion.
And Bronte also avoided any tinges of drippy sentimentality (Mrs. Reed dies still spewing venom) while injecting some hauntingly nightmarish moments ("She sucked the blood: she said she'd drain my heart"). She even manages to include some funny stuff, such as Rochester disguising himself as an old gypsy woman.
The story does slow down after the abortive wedding, when Jane flees Thornfield and briefly considers marrying a repressed clergyman who wants to go die preaching in India. It's rather boring to hear the self-consciously saintly St. John prattling about himself, instead of Rochester's barbed wit. But when Jane departs again, the plot speeds up into a nice, mellow little finale.
Bronte did a brilliant job of bringing her heroine to life -- as a defiant little girl who is condemned for being "passionate," as an independent young lady, and as a woman torn between love and principle. Jane's strong personality and wits overwhelm the basic fact that she's not unusually pretty. And Rochester is a brilliantly sexy Byronic anti-hero with a prickly, mercurial wit.
Of Charlotte Bronte's few novels, "Jane Eyre" is undoubtedly the most brilliant -- passionate, dark and hauntingly eerie. Definitely a must-read.
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Well, the book is in good condition BUT IT WAS THE WRONG BOOK. i asked for a certain edition and I got a different. Very upsetting.
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I had to read this for a class and expected to have to force myself through it. Surprise! It was really enjoyable and I breezed through the finish weeks before my classmates. I don't know much about contemporary romance novels but having read a couple Austen novels for previous classes, I can say I prefer Bronte and look forward to trying some of the other novels from the Bronte sisters. I like the 'ugly ducklings in love' storyline between Jane and Rochester and it kept me intrigued but I was even more pleased with Bronte's accessible prose. Recommended.
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I enjoy classic Victorian era romance , and this by far is the worst book I have ever read. I know that Jane's character was suppose to be "Plain Jane", but I in no way found her endearing. Instead of feeling sorry for all her misfortunes and lack of love, I found myself detesting her character. The plot drags on forever, when really it could be told better in five minutes. It could be romantic, except that the plot is so boring and outlandish, that it overshadows that element. And the supernatural elements of the novel literally made me laugh out loud. I could go on about why I hate this novel, but I don't want to ruin the story for others.
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Jane Eyre is one of my favorite books! It is not at all like other great novels -- it is great in it's own way. I was introduced to Jane Eyre by my best friend. I had read the adapted version first, and then my best friend gave me the unadapted Jane Eyre for a birthday present.
The book is about Jane Eyre, and the story is told "by her". Jane is orphaned, and her father's brother (Uncle Reed) takes her into his house, "Gateshead". Jane's uncle dies, and her mean and cruel Aunt Reed keeps Jane only because of a promise Aunt Reed had made to her husband while he was on his deathbed. Aunt Reed treats Jane lower than a servant. Jane's aunt eventually sends her to Lowood Institution, a charity school for girls. At the school, Mr. Brocklehurst, a so-called "good Christian clergyman", skimps on food and clothing, and lots of girls fall sick with Typhus because of it. Jane's best friend, Helen Burns, gets Consumption and dies from the loathsome disease.
Jane is at Lowood Institution for eight years -- two of which are spent as a teacher. Jane soon leaves the school and goes to be a governess at "Thornfield Hall" to Adele Varens, a little French girl. Adele is sweet-tempered and is a bit spoiled. Jane meets the master of the house, Mr. Edward Rochester, but she can't figue out why he is so cold and distant. After being there for a bit, Jane realizes that she is falling in love with him. Jane tells herself that it is absurd, her a mere governess and him so rich and fine a man. Lady Ingram, a rich high-society girl who speaks French fluently and has grace and manners, plus great beauty, seems to be Mr. Rochester's true love.
But there is a mystery in "Thornfield Hall" -- sometimes there is an unearthly laugh that rings through the mansion -- a demonic laugh. It belongs to a lunatic, a person that acts like an animal, and her name is Bertha Mason. Jane believes it comes from a strange servant, Grace Poole. One night, Mr. Rochester's curtains are set aflame in the middle of the night, and when Mr. Richard Mason comes to visit, he is bit and stabbed in the night.
Mr. Rochester tells Jane of his love for her, and Jane accepts him after finding out that he flirted with Lady Ingram only to make her jealous. Just when Jane is standing at the altar, ready to pledge her life to Mr. Rochester, Jane finds out that he is married, his wife is the one to whom the demonic laugh belongs. Jane is faced with the hardest decision that she will ever have to make -- stay and be Mr. Rochester's mistress, or leave "Thornfield Hall". Jane leaves.
Jane finds herself in a place she doesn't know, nearly starving to death.
She stumbles across a nice house, and the kind people take her in. Mr. St. John Rivers and his sisters, Diana and Mary, and a housekeeper named Hannah reside at "Moor House". Jane then goes to teach at a nearby school, where she learns that she and St. John and his sisters are cousins! Jane, though happy with her cousins, misses Mr. Rochester immensly. One night......
(Read the book and you will find out what happens! :-)
Jane Eyre is a wondeful story -- filled with romance, mystery, friendship, kindness and love. The author, Charlotte Bronte, wrote it in five months. Charlotte Bronte once said to a critic, "To you I am neither man nor woman. I come before you as an author only. It is the sole standard by which you have a right to judge me -- the sole ground on which I accept your judgement."
If you have not read this book yet, I encourage you to do so. I hope that my review has been helpful to you. - P. Charles
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