Jane Eyre, English edition von Charlotte Brontë
Ed. with an Introduction and Notes by Stevie Davies

Kategorie: Bücher
Seiten / Format: 624 S
Erscheinungsjahr: 2006
Verlag: Penguin Books UK
Sprache: Englisch
ISBN: 9780141441146
Auflage / Bände: Rev. ed.

'The masterwork of a great genius'William Makepeace Thackeray<br><br>A novel of intense emotional power, heightened atmosphere and fierce intelligence,Jane Eyredazzled and shocked readers with its passionate depiction of a woman's search for equality and freedom on her own terms. Its heroine Jane endures loneliness and cruelty in the home of her heartless aunt and the cold charity of Lowood School. Her natural independence and spirit prove necessary when she takes a position as governess at Thornfield Hall. But when she finds love with her sardonic employer, Rochester, the discovery of a shameful secret forces her to make a terrible choice.<br><br>Edited with an Introduction and notes by STEVIE DAVIES

5GBCharlotte Brontë was born in Yorkshire in 1816. As a child, she was sent to boarding school, where two of her sisters died; she was subsequently educated at home with her younger siblings, Emily, Branwell and Anne. As an adult, Charlotte worked as a governess and taught in a school in Brussels.Jane Eyrewas first published in 1847 under the pen-name Currer Bell, and was followed byShirley(1848),Villette(1853) andThe Professor(posthumously published in 1857). In 1854 Charlotte married her father's curate, Arthur Bell Nicholls. She died in March of the following year.

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