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Jane Eyre 3rd Revised edition

Jane Eyre 3rd Revised edition

Paperback by Brontė, Charlotte; Atkinson, Juliette (Associate Professor in English Literature, University College London); Smith, Margaret

Jane Eyre

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ISBN:
9780198804970
Publication Date:
12 Sep 2019
Edition/language:
3rd Revised edition / English
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Pages:
576 pages
Format:
Paperback
For delivery:
Estimated despatch 1 Nov 2024
Jane Eyre

Description

"Gentle reader, may you never feel what I then felt!" Throughout the hardships of her childhood - spent with a severe aunt and abusive cousin, and later at the austere Lowood charity school - Jane Eyre clings to a sense of self-worth, despite of her treatment from those close to her. At the age of eighteen, sick of her narrow existence, she seeks work as a governess. The monotony of Jane's new life at Thornfield Hall is broken up by the arrival of her peculiar and changeful employer, Mr Rochester. Routine at the mansion is further disrupted by mysterious incidents that draw the pair closer together but which, once explained, threaten Jane's happiness and integrity. A flagship of Victorian fiction, Jane Eyre draws the reader in by the vigour of Jane's voice and the novel's forceful depiction of childhood injustice, of the restraints placed upon women, and the complexities of both faith and passion. The emotional charge of Jane's story is as strong today as it was more than 150 years ago, as she seeks dignity and freedom on her own terms. In this new edition, Juliette Atkinson explores the power of narrative voice and looks at the striking physicality of the novel, which is both shocking and romantic.

Contents

Introduction Note on the text Select Bibliography A Chronology of Charlotte Brontė Jane Eyre Appendix A: Opinions of the Press (as printed at the end of the third edition) Appendix B: Charlotte Brontės Punctuation Explanatory Notes and Selected Variants

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