Jane Eyre (Wordsworth Classics) [Paperback]

This Wordsworth Edition includes an exclusive Introduction and Notes by Dr Sally Minogue, Canterbury Christ Church University College.

Jane Eyre ranks as one of the greatest and most perennially popular works of English fiction. Although the poor but plucky heroine is outwardly of plain appearance, she possesses an indomitable spirit, a sharp wit and great courage.

She is forced to battle against the exigencies of a cruel guardian, a harsh employer and a rigid social order. All of which circumscribe her life and position when she becomes governess to the daughter of the mysterious, sardonic and attractive Mr Rochester.

However, there is great kindness and warmth in this epic love story, which is set against the magnificent backdrop of the Yorkshire moors. Ultimately the grand passion of Jane and Rochester is called upon to survive cruel revelation, loss and reunion, only to be confronted with tragedy.

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Jane Eyre has enjoyed popular success and critical acclaim ever since its first publication. The novel charts the life of Jane, the eponymous heroine, through her difficult first years living with her cousins, then enduring the trials of Lowood school, before going on to work as a governess. This leads her to new experiences of love, family, madness, passion, violence and destruction, before she finally achieves the independence and happiness she yearns for. A romantic drama, a daring exploration of extreme psychological states, the story of a soul's search for salvation, the personal history of one of the best-realized female characters in English fiction, a proto-feminist call for emancipation - Jane Eyre manages to allow for all such diverging perspectives, while forming a perfect poetic whole.

The elder sister of Emily and Anne, Charlotte Brontë is most famous for her novel Jane Eyre. Based partly on her own experiences, this ground-breaking work introduced one of the best-loved heroines in modern literature. Countless critics have dissected the auto-biographical elements in Charlotte Brontë's works, but her writing speaks for itself, with Jane Eyre ranking as one of the most popular English novels of all time. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

With characters that are as unforgettable as the story they enact, and a striking use of language that amazed the readers of the day, Jane Eyre ranks among the most influential English novels ever written. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.