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Jane Eyre (1847) has enjoyed huge popularity since first publication, and its success owes much to its exceptional emotional power. Jane Eyre, a penniless orphan, is engaged as governess at Thornfield Hall by the mysterious Mr Rochester. Her integrity and independence are tested to the limit as their love for each other grows, and the secrets of Mr Rochester's past are revealed.
| ISBN | 1857150104 | | DEWEY edition | DC20 | | ISBN13 | 9781857150100
(What's this?) | | Pages | 284 | | Publisher | Everyman | | Weight (grammes) | 660 | | Imprint | Everyman's Library | | Published in | London | | Format | Hardback | | Series title | Everyman's Library classics | | Publication date | 26 Sep 1991 | | Height (mm) | 210 | | Non-book description | acid-free paper | | Width (mm) | 135 | | Writer of introduction | Lucy Hughes-Hallett | | Academic level | General | | DEWEY | 823.8 | |
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It is one of the most powerful domestic romances which has been published. It is a book to make the pulses gallop and the heart beat, and to fill the eyes with tears', Atlas 1847 .'After searching libraries and bookshops everywhere for various copies of Jane Eyre, this is the one with the best introduction. It gives a fantastic insight into the feminist issues of the book, and gives a very powerful view of Jane. I read the book in a new light!', Amazon.co.uk Utterly believable and divinely beautiful love story. Moral choices, yet love and good triumph. I've adored this book since I was a child, still love to re-read it as an adult, and I can't wait until my little girl can read it herself. - Jane CallanIt's just such a wonderfully inspirational tale of love against all odds and of people surviving the tougest challenges to find what they really want. I read it first when I was a teenager and it's never lost it's appeal, I re-read it every 10 years or so and find it every bit as enthralling. - Emma-Jane Winter Write a review
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