Jane Eyre (Penguin Clothbound Classics)
Part of Penguin's beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith, these delectable and collectible editions are bound in high-quality colourful, tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design. Charlotte Brontë's first published novel, Jane Eyre was immediately recognised as a work of genius when it appeared in 1847. Orphaned into the household of her Aunt Reed at Gateshead, subject to the cruel regime at Lowood charity school, Jane Eyre nonetheless emerges unbroken in spirit and integrity. How she takes up the post of governess at Thornfield Hall, meets and loves Mr Rochester and discovers the impediment to their lawful marriage are elements in a story that transcends melodrama to portray a woman's passionate search for a wider and richer life than that traditionally accorded to her sex in Victorian society.
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Beautifully written. A masterpiece of true love and its resilience. I will have to read this a few times. That’s what kind of book this is. It takes ahold of the mind and soul. Love books like these! Must read!
I remember my mother telling me this was her favorite book growing up, so I knew I needed to get to it. I'd seen an old movie of Jane Eyre years ago with Orson Welles...all I remember of that was a fire. Oh, there's a lot more to it than that. It's definitely of its time -- the morality of Jane's motivation would be so uncommon today. And the religious tones seem at little extreme -- especially as it relates to one character, St. John.
Anyway, the fact that Jane continues to call Rochester, "Sir" and "Master" throughout the entire book are a little disturbing in our age of equality and so forth.
But, all in all, this is a good story with great characters and a rich setting. I'm glad I finally got around to reading it.
Anyway, the fact that Jane continues to call Rochester, "Sir" and "Master" throughout the entire book are a little disturbing in our age of equality and so forth.
But, all in all, this is a good story with great characters and a rich setting. I'm glad I finally got around to reading it.
What a wonderful book. I read it years ago and didn't fully appreciate it, but now I am stirred by the love story mixed in with wisdom
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