Jane Eyre (Wordsworth Luxe Collection) - Hardcover

Charlotte Bronte

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1840221984 ISBN 13: 9781840221985

Publisher: Wordsworth Editions, 2023

Synopsis

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte ranks as one of the greatest and most perennially popular works of English fiction. Although the poor but plucky heroine is outwardly of plain appearance, she possesses an indomitable spirit, a sharp wit and great courage. She is forced to battle against the exigencies of a cruel guardian, a harsh employer and a rigid social order. All of which circumscribe her life and position when she becomes governess to the daughter of the mysterious, sardonic and attractive Mr Rochester. However, there is great kindness and warmth in this epic love story, which is set against the magnificent backdrop of the Yorkshire moors. Ultimately the grand passion of Jane and Rochester is called upon to survive cruel revelation, loss and reunion, only to be confronted with tragedy.

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About the Author

Charlotte Brontė, best known for her novel Jane Eyre, was born in Thornton, Yorkshire, the daughter of an Anglican clergyman. After the death of her mother, Charlotte was left with her sisters Anne and Emily and her brother Branwell to the care of their strictly religious Aunt Elisabeth. During a somewhat unhappy childhood the children created imaginary worlds as an escape from their everyday life. She attended the Clergy Daughter s School at Cowan Bridge but returned in the same year due to the harsh conditions, which she later suggested as the cause of her elder sisters deaths and her own melancholia. In 1839 Charlotte was governess with the Sidgwick family at Skipton, and in 1841 with the White family at Rawdon, however her attempts to earn a living as a governess were constantly hampered by her terrible shyness, her ignorance of children and her longing to be with her sisters. Jane Eyre was published in 1847 and achieved immediate success. She dedicated the book to W.M. Thackeray. It is the story of a penniless orphan who becomes a teacher, obtains a post as a governess, comes into an inheritance from an uncle and finally marries the Byronic hero, clearly reflecting an autobiographical influence. In 1854 Charlotte married her father s curate, Arthur Bell Nicholls. She died during her pregnancy on March the 31st 1855. Over the past fifty years her reputation has risen greatly, and her work has been shown to speak up for oppressed women of all ages.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wordsworth Editions
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1840221984
• ISBN 13: 9781840221985
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 464