Jane Eyre
I often think of classics as "required reading," usually accompanied by a barely suppressed groan. Because, surely, they can't actually be any good. I'm not sure why I've always associated well-known and well-loved classics as such, but I suppose it must be the expectation to love it just as much as the world. It's silly, I know. A person can't be expected to love all books, classic status or not, but still, I wondered if I would enjoy it.Jane Eyre is one of those novels that proves me
I just finished Jane Eyre for the first time at the ripe old age of going on 82. I liked the book. I like it better since I have read your review.
Reader, I gave it five stars. Please let me tell you why. Jane Eyre is the quintessential Victorian novel. It literally has everything that was typical of the period, but, unlike other novels, it has all the elements in one story. At the centre is the romance between Jane and Rochester, which is enhanced by gothic elements such as the uncanniness of the doppleganger and the spectre like qualities of Bertha. In addition, it is also a governess novel; these were an incredibly popular type of
We might all be relying more on GR friendships and socialisation over the next few months.
Lan wrote: "Great review!! The BBC mini series of Jane Eyre from 2006 is amazing!! Ruth Wilson was just so lovely as Jane. She and Toby Stephens had
Charlotte Brontë
Paperback | Pages: 532 pages Rating: 4.12 | 1536492 Users | 39076 Reviews
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Title | : | Jane Eyre |
Author | : | Charlotte Brontë |
Book Format | : | Paperback |
Book Edition | : | Penguin Classics |
Pages | : | Pages: 532 pages |
Published | : | February 4th 2003 by Penguin (first published October 16th 1847) |
Categories | : | Nonfiction. Sports. Health. Fitness. Adventure. Science. Autobiography. Memoir |
Chronicle Concering Books Jane Eyre
Orphaned as a child, Jane has felt an outcast her whole young life. Her courage is tested once again when she arrives at Thornfield Hall, where she has been hired by the brooding, proud Edward Rochester to care for his ward Adèle. Jane finds herself drawn to his troubled yet kind spirit. She falls in love. Hard.
But there is a terrifying secret inside the gloomy, forbidding Thornfield Hall. Is Rochester hiding from Jane? Will Jane be left heartbroken and exiled once again?
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Original Title: | Jane Eyre |
ISBN: | 0142437204 (ISBN13: 9780142437209) |
Edition Language: | English |
Characters: | Jane Eyre, Bertha Mason, Grace Poole, Blanche Ingram, Adele Varens, St. John Rivers, Helen Burns, Richard Mason, Diana Rivers, Mary Rivers, Maria Temple, Robert Brocklehurst, Sarah Reed, Georgiana Reed, Eliza Reed, Bessie Lee, Alice Fairfax, Rosamond Oliver, Edward Rochester, John Eyre, Celine Varens |
Setting: | Thornfield England |
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Ratings: 4.12 From 1536492 Users | 39076 ReviewsWeigh Up Containing Books Jane Eyre
The kind of novel that makes one believe in love (again) - or at least desire to hold on to the illusion. Likely my favourite read for 2020.For the time being, just basking and swooning. inebriated.Speechless. I know it's out of fashionAnd a trifle uncoolBut I can't help itI'm a romantic foolI often think of classics as "required reading," usually accompanied by a barely suppressed groan. Because, surely, they can't actually be any good. I'm not sure why I've always associated well-known and well-loved classics as such, but I suppose it must be the expectation to love it just as much as the world. It's silly, I know. A person can't be expected to love all books, classic status or not, but still, I wondered if I would enjoy it.Jane Eyre is one of those novels that proves me
I just finished Jane Eyre for the first time at the ripe old age of going on 82. I liked the book. I like it better since I have read your review.
Reader, I gave it five stars. Please let me tell you why. Jane Eyre is the quintessential Victorian novel. It literally has everything that was typical of the period, but, unlike other novels, it has all the elements in one story. At the centre is the romance between Jane and Rochester, which is enhanced by gothic elements such as the uncanniness of the doppleganger and the spectre like qualities of Bertha. In addition, it is also a governess novel; these were an incredibly popular type of
We might all be relying more on GR friendships and socialisation over the next few months.
Lan wrote: "Great review!! The BBC mini series of Jane Eyre from 2006 is amazing!! Ruth Wilson was just so lovely as Jane. She and Toby Stephens had
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