Jane Eyre Charlotte Bronte

Name: Jane Eyre By Charlotte Bronte
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Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

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Orphaned at an early age, Jane Eyre leads a bleak and lonely life, until she is employed as a governess at Thornfield Hall by the mysterious Mr Rochester - a man who guards a grim secret. This is a story of passionate love, travail and the triumph of an indomitable spirit.

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Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

The orphaned Jane Eyre suffers under cruel guardians, a harsh employer and a rigid social order. But her plain appearance belies her indomitable spirit, sharp wit and great courage. When she goes to Thornfield Hall to work as a governess for the mysterious Mr Rochester the stage is set for one of literature's great romances.

With an Afterword by Sam Gilpin

About Charlotte Bronte

Charlotte Bronte was born in Yorkshire in 1816. She was the third of six children, two years older than Emily, and four years older than Anne. After schooling she worked as a governess, and then taught in Brussels. In 1846 she returned to England and published poems by her and her younger sisters, under the pseudonyms, Currer, Ellis and Acton Bell. In 1847 she completed Jane Eyre, which was published to considerable acclaim. Both her younger sisters also wrote novels. Emily wrote Wuthering Heights, and Anne penned Agnes Grey and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall. Charlotte married in 1854 and died in 1855.

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Sku

GOR007966853

ISBN 13

9781904633037

ISBN 10

190463303X

Title

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

Author

Charlotte Bronte

Condition

Used - Like New

Binding type

Hardback

Publisher

Pan Macmillan

Year published

20030901

Number of pages

656

Prizes

Short-listed for BBC Big Read Top 100 2003

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The book has been read, but looks new. The book cover has no visible wear, and the dust jacket is included if applicable. No missing or damaged pages, no tears, possible very minimal creasing, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins