Jane Eyre: Vintage Classics Bronte Series [Paperback]

A beautiful deluxe gift edition of Charlotte Bronte's masterpiece

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY MAGGIE O'FARRELL

As an orphan, Jane's childhood is full of trouble, but her stubborn independence and sense of self help her to steer through the miseries inflicted by cruel relatives and a brutal school. A position as governess at the Thornfield Hall promises a kind of freedom. But Thornfield is a house full of secrets, its master a passionate, tormented man, and before long Jane faces her greatest struggle in a choice between love and self-respect.

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At the end we are steeped through and through with the genius, the vehemence, the indignation of Charlotte Brontë. --Virginia WoolfCharlotte Brontë was born on 21 April 1816. Her father was curate of Haworth, Yorkshire and her mother died when she was five years old, leaving five daughters and one son. In 1824 Charlotte, Maria, Elizabeth, and Emily were sent to Cowan Bridge, a school for clergymen's daughters, where Maria and Elizabeth both caught tuberculosis and died. The children were taught at home from this point on and together they created vivid fantasy worlds which they explored in their writing. Charlotte worked as a teacher from 1835 to 1838 and then as a governess. In 1846, along with Emily and Anne, Charlotte publishedPoems by Currer, Ellis and Acton Bell. After this Emily wroteWuthering Heights, Anne wroteAgnes Greyand Charlotte wroteThe Professor.Wuthering HeightsandAgnes Greywere both published but Charlotte's novel was initially rejected. In 1847Jane Eyrebecame her first published novel and met with immediate success. Between 1848 and 1849 Charlotte lost her remaining siblings: Emily, Branwell and Anne. She publishedShirleyin 1849,Villettein 1853 and in 1854 she married the Revd. Arthur Bell Nicholls. She died the nextls5