Books for lovers of Jane Eyre

A Listmania! list by A. Baker "Book lover" (London)
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Miss Miles: A Tale of Yorkshire Life 60 Years Ago
1.  Miss Miles: A Tale of Yorkshire Life 60 Years Ago by Mary Taylor
The list author says:
  "By Charlotte Brone's feminist school friend, the story of 4 women in an industrial Victorian village. The wonderful Sarah Miles is a loveable character and the only one I know of to punch her lover"
£14.25   Used & New from: £1.76

Olive: The Half-Caste: A Young Girl's Triumph Over Prejudice (Oxford World's Classics)
2.  Olive: The Half-Caste: A Young Girl's Triumph Over Prejudice (Oxford World's Classics) by Dinah Craik
The list author says:
  "Published 3 years after Jane Eyre, a response to the novel"
Used & New from: £351.75
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The Half Sisters (World's Classics)
3.  The Half Sisters (World's Classics) by Geraldine Jewsbury
The list author says:
  "Another early response to Jane Eyre, and like the earlier novel, an outline of the need for women to have outlets for their energies and talents"
Used & New from: £2.95
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Consuelo: A Romance of Venice
4.  Consuelo: A Romance of Venice by George Sand
The list author says:
  "An inspiration to the Brontes and to many other Victorian novelists- both author and heroine were free women and artists"
£14.00   Used & New from: £11.86

Indiana (Oxford World's Classics)
5.  Indiana (Oxford World's Classics) by George Sand
The list author says:
  "Another Sand novel, who deserves to be better known. The dissonance between a pure, romantic soul and a philandering  adventurer, with west indian background"
Used & New from: £0.79
3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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The Weather in the Streets (Virago Modern Classics)
6.  The Weather in the Streets (Virago Modern Classics) by Rosamond Lehmann
The list author says:
  "Possibly what woud have happened if Jane and Rochester were around in the 1930s, and she had become his mistress"
£6.99   Used & New from: £0.01
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)

South Riding (Virago Modern Classics)
7.  South Riding (Virago Modern Classics) by Winifred Holtby
The list author says:
  "A teacher, the local squire with a mad wife... need I say more..."
£6.29   Used & New from: £0.01
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (40 customer reviews)

My Brilliant Career (Virago Modern Classics)
8.  My Brilliant Career (Virago Modern Classics) by Miles Franklin
The list author says:
  "Who can fail to love Sybella, a feisty Australian teenage girl in the early 20th century?"
£7.19   Used & New from: £0.01
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

Rebecca (Virago Modern Classics)
9.  Rebecca (Virago Modern Classics) by Daphne Du Maurier
The list author says:
  "Not the Mills and Boon style romance that many people think, this is a dark, menacing thriller with one of the most unpleasant heroes I have encountered"
£4.94   Used & New from: £0.01
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (133 customer reviews)

As Far as You Can Go
10.  As Far as You Can Go by Lesley Glaister
The list author says:
  "The madwoman is in the shed on an Australian outback farm"
£5.99   Used & New from: £0.01
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)

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