Jane Eyre: Annotated Edition (Alma Classics Evergreens)

ISBN-13: 9781847493736 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 512 str.

Charlotte Bronte

Opis

A novel of high romance and great intensity, Jane Eyre has enjoyed popular success and critical acclaim ever since its first publication in 1847. Jane's journey from a troubled childhood to independence - and her turbulent love affair with the enigmatic Mr Rochester - electrified Victorian readers with its narrative power.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.

Recenzje

One of the most perfectly structured novels of all time. Sarah Waters

O autorze

Charlotte Bronte was born at Thornton, in Yorkshire, in 1816 and died in 1855. She was educated with three of her sisters at the Clergy Daughters' School at Cowan Bridge in Lancashire and later at the Roe Head school in Mirfield. Charlotte worked variously as a teacher and a governess throughout her lifetime, as well as writing books. Her novels include Jane Eyre, Shirley, Villette and The Professor. Jane Eyre was received with enormous success on first publication and continues to be one of the most enduring love stories of all time. Celia Rees is the author of many books for young adults including the bestselling novel Witch Child. She lives in Leamington Spa.