Jane Eyre - Softcover

Bronte, Charlotte

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140434003 ISBN 13: 9780140434002

Publisher: Penguin Classics, 1996

Synopsis

Jane Eyre is a wildly emotional romance with a lonely heroine and a tormented Byronic hero, pathetic orphans, dark secrets, and a madwoman in the attic. When it was
published in 1847, it was a great popular success. The power of the writing, the masterly
handling of the narrative, and the boldly realistic style were much admired. But many found it difficult to believe that Currer Bell, the pseudonymous author, was Charlotte Brontė , a young woman from a bleak Yorkshire parsonage.

About this title

Book Description:

Cambridge Literature is a series of literary texts edited for study by students aged 14-18 in English-speaking classrooms. It will include novels, poetry, short stories, essays, travel-writing and other non-fiction.

From the Publisher:

Charlotte Bronte's impassioned novel is the love story of Jane Eyre, a plain yet spirited governess, and her arrogant, brooding Mr. Rochester. Published in 1847, under the pseudonym of Currer Bell, the book heralded a new kind of heroine--one whose virtuous integrity, keen intellect and tireless perseverance broke through class barriers to win equal stature with the man she loved. Hailed by William Makepeace Thackeray as "the masterwork of great genius," Jane Eyre is still regarded, over a century later, as one of the finest novels in English literature.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Classics
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0140434003
• ISBN 13: 9780140434002
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 576
• Editor: Mason Michael