Jane Eyre

Bronte, Charlotte

ISBN 10: 0140434003 / ISBN 13: 9780140434002

Published by Penguin Classics, 1996

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Jane Eyre
• Publisher: Penguin Classics
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0140434003
• ISBN 13: 9780140434002
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1759141884.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: 46819575
• Signed: 9/29/2025 10:31:24 AM
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Synopsis

Charlotte Brontė'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.

About the Author

Charlotte Brontė (1816-55), along with her sisters Emily and Anne, is one of the greatest novelists of the 19th century. She is also the author of Shirley, The Professor, Villette.
Michael Mason is Professor of English at University College London. He is the author of The Making of Victorian Sexuality (OUP, 1994).