Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte HARDBACK 9781513220833

Charlotte Bronte

At the end we are steeped through and through with the genius, the vehemence, the indignation of Charlotte BronteVirginia Woolf "Given the action of Jane Eyre, which is in every sense dramatic, there is a pull, all the same, between action and consciousness. Raymond Williams"Teaching the true strength of character for generations."The GuardianJane Eyre, (1847) the first novel from Charlotte Bronte, originally published under the pen name "Currer Bell" was an immediate commercial and literary success. This classic work was unprecedented in its forthright reproach towards Victorian social norms, moral duty, and gender inequality It is likewise one of the most extraordinary stories of love and freedom in the English language. Jane Eyre, which follows a young womans passageway into adulthood and the unfolding of her interior emotional states, is a singular work of genredefying fiction. Its story begins as the eponymous heroine is orphaned and under the care of her aunt, Mrs. Reed, a welltodo yet heartless guardian. Jane is unfairly punished, and locked into "the red room", where she collapses in fright after an encounter with the apparent ghost of her deceased Uncle Reed. Following the incident, Janes aunt sends her away to "Lowood", an oppressive school run by the abusive and fraudulent headmaster, Mr. Brocklehurst. After an outbreak of typhoid devastates the school, a new kindly administration is installed. Janes life finally turns around she remains at the school for six... | Charlotte Bronte Jane Eyre Hardcover Book in Gold