Jane Eyre
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- Author：Charlotte Brontë
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A gothic masterpiece of tempestuous passions and dark secrets， Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre is edited with an introduction and notes by Stevie Davis in Penguin Classics。
Charlotte Brontë tells the story of orphaned Jane Eyre， who grows up in the home of her heartless aunt， enduring loneliness and cruelty。 This troubled childhood strengthens Jane's natural independence and spirit - which prove necessary when she finds employment as a governess to the young ward of Byronic， brooding Mr Rochester。 As her feelings for Rochester develop， Jane gradually uncovers Thornfield Hall's terrible secret， forcing her to make a choice。 Should she stay with Rochester and live with the consequences， or follow her convictions - even if it means leaving the man she loves？ A novel of intense power and intrigue， Jane Eyre dazzled readers with its passionate depiction of a woman's search for equality and freedom。
A gothic masterpiece of tempestuous passions and dark secrets， Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre is edited with an introduction and notes by Stevie Davis in Penguin Classics。
Charlotte Brontë tells the story of orphaned Jane Eyre， who grows up in the home of her heartless aunt， enduring loneliness and cruelty。 This troubled childhood strengthens Jane's natural independence and spirit - which prove necessary when she finds employment as a governess to the young ward of Byronic， brooding Mr Rochester。 As her feelings for Rochester develop， Jane gradually uncovers Thornfield Hall's terrible secret， forcing her to make a choice。 Should she stay with Rochester and live with the consequences， or follow her convictions - even if it means leaving the man she loves？ A novel of intense power and intrigue， Jane Eyre dazzled readers with its passionate depiction of a woman's search for equality and freedom。
Reviews
Alyson
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longer read than what im used to， but stayed engaged。 it was great to read something that took its time， actually， especially with the increasing， modern pressure to be concise。 often I would step back and recall that charlotte bronte wrote this all from her mind， her room， as joyce carol oates explains in the introduction。 the novel has a sprawling quality made even more rich when juxtaposed with the gothic context in which the novel was written。 the strength of bronte's imagination is felt。 longer read than what im used to， but stayed engaged。 it was great to read something that took its time， actually， especially with the increasing， modern pressure to be concise。 often I would step back and recall that charlotte bronte wrote this all from her mind， her room， as joyce carol oates explains in the introduction。 the novel has a sprawling quality made even more rich when juxtaposed with the gothic context in which the novel was written。 the strength of bronte's imagination is felt。 。。。more
Ebru
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I love it❤
Andrew
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I don’t know if I would consider this romantic。 The VERY end was romantic but it’s really more obsession than it is romance？ This rating is almost 100% because I like Jane as a character。 I like her attitude。 I’m not sure how I feel about all the other characters but this had some twists and turns I appreciated for sure and I loved the descriptiveness of this book。 I think this book would just continue to get better on reread so I understand why so many people consider it a favorite。
David Eppenstein
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On occasion， when my TBR shelf gets short and I am not in the mood for reading what sits there I resort to picking up an old classic and attempt to fill the voids in my literary education。 Well my TBR has been less than appealing lately and I do have this rather attractive collection of Easton Press leather bound classics so I decided to find one I haven't read。 I found Jane Eyre a book that has garnered a full gamut of reviews so I thought I'd give it a shot and decide for myself though books o On occasion， when my TBR shelf gets short and I am not in the mood for reading what sits there I resort to picking up an old classic and attempt to fill the voids in my literary education。 Well my TBR has been less than appealing lately and I do have this rather attractive collection of Easton Press leather bound classics so I decided to find one I haven't read。 I found Jane Eyre a book that has garnered a full gamut of reviews so I thought I'd give it a shot and decide for myself though books of this genre really don't grab me。 Books from this period of time， mid-19th century， are interesting in a limited sense in my opinion。 This book is certainly significant as a historical artifact of literary and cultural history。 It allows us to sense the evolution of writing styles， the use and type of language of the time， and to observe the values， mores， and attitudes of people of that time。 In that regard this book is definitely a fine example though the writing style， for me anyway， was a bit hard to get used to。 One of the things that was most noticeable to me was the sentence length used by the author。 Some of her sentences went on for several lines and by that I mean more than 6。 Of course such sentence lengths require the liberal use of commas， semicolons， and colons to the point that the reader that the reader can lose the gist of what is being said or what it means。 It was difficult but not as bad as some other books from this era that I've read and Dickens is among the worst offenders in this regard。 However， after awhile I was able to adjust to the author's rhythm and style of speech so my enjoyment of the book was not terribly affected。 Another thing I discovered and is unique to this book is the number of words used that I have never seen or read before。 That being said if you wish to read this book you might want to have a good dictionary at hand because you might want to refer to it from time to time。 So what is the book about？This book is a classic so a detailed recitation of the plot elements shouldn't be very necessary。 Let's just say that the plots for books of this era are rather predictable to being almost trite to a contemporary reader。 The plot of Jane Eyre is rather typical for a book of its time period though not entirely。 I did find that plot was episodic and had the basis for 4 or more books had Bronte wanted to monetize her efforts more beneficially。 An appropriate 19th century title for such a series could have been The Life， Loves， and Adventures of the Orphan Jane Eyre。 I suspect Bronte needed a better literary agent。 The episodes I refer to are a beginning that smacks of a Cinderella story with a poor orphan in a home with a disagreeable aunt and more disagreeable cousins。 From there the next episode has the orphan shunted off to a Charity School for girls that has some Dickensian elements。 From there the book has the orphan liberated to her first independent employment to be the governess of the orphan ward of the owner of Thornfield House one Edward Rochester a man 20 years Jane's senior。 This episode begins the up and down trajectories of Jane's emotional life and her growth as a woman but it ends on a down swing。 The last episode also has its ups and downs as Jane flees Thornfield and begins a new life in a new location where good fortune and new loves are introduced into her story。 There is a conclusion that is to be expected though not without some surprises。 So what did I think of the book？The book is rather predictable but that isn't always a criticism。 Predictability in the right hands can be an asset。 In this book the predictability was tempered with enough surprise to keep it from adversely affecting my enjoyment。 I also enjoyed the author's florid descriptive detail which really set scenes and allows the reader to be transported to the English countryside where almost all of this story takes place。 Did I enjoy the book？ Most definitely yes。 I had my doubts and the beginning of the book started to confirm those doubts but that didn't last。 Of the classics that I have read I would say that Jane Eyre is either the best or one of the best that I have read。 Enjoy。 。。。more
Deya
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Writing was 5/5， love it， love it， love itdidnt like how the story turned out， would give it my pity 2/5（you can't make rochester better by throwing st john on the table， i dont accept bad over worse; ） Writing was 5/5， love it， love it， love itdidnt like how the story turned out， would give it my pity 2/5（you can't make rochester better by throwing st john on the table， i dont accept bad over worse; ） 。。。more
Divya
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You are loved Jane Eyre ♥️
A。J。 Barlow
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So I had to read this book for school， so that may be why I didn’t rate it as high as most people。 If if picked it up on my own， that may be different， but being told to read a book？ Not my style。 Anyways， I found this a compelling read。 It was intriguing， but I could NOT read it。 Firstly， I tried reading the e-book， because we couldn’t borrow it from the library， and I HATED it。 Horrible idea。 Then I tried audiobook， which I liked a lot better。 I listened to the audiobook for， like， half of it， So I had to read this book for school， so that may be why I didn’t rate it as high as most people。 If if picked it up on my own， that may be different， but being told to read a book？ Not my style。 Anyways， I found this a compelling read。 It was intriguing， but I could NOT read it。 Firstly， I tried reading the e-book， because we couldn’t borrow it from the library， and I HATED it。 Horrible idea。 Then I tried audiobook， which I liked a lot better。 I listened to the audiobook for， like， half of it， and I enjoyed it。 It wasn’t me favorite school book I’ve ever read， but I did like it。 Also， Jane is amazing！！ Her sass is just…。。*chef’s kiss* anyways yeah three stars 。。。more
Vellyn Jonatan
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hmm， okay。 i get the hype now about this classic。 jane eyre herself is probably the most fleshed-out character i’ve come across。 i love her descriptions of everything around and what was happening to her， and her first point narration。 the plot is impressive and i wouldn’t change a thing about it。 but here’s my personal opinion; i don’t like that it’s too long。 were it be only about 350 pages， i’d be waaayyy happier ‘cause i was bored a couple of times。 and also， i never like the age-gap trope。 hmm， okay。 i get the hype now about this classic。 jane eyre herself is probably the most fleshed-out character i’ve come across。 i love her descriptions of everything around and what was happening to her， and her first point narration。 the plot is impressive and i wouldn’t change a thing about it。 but here’s my personal opinion; i don’t like that it’s too long。 were it be only about 350 pages， i’d be waaayyy happier ‘cause i was bored a couple of times。 and also， i never like the age-gap trope。 so that didn’t do it for me。 i loved the quotes though！ i’m glad i’ve read this book。p。s。 i had a more repulsive reaction to st。 john’s part in the book than any of what mr。 rochester has ever done。 。。。more
Maggie Wynn
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I went into this book completely blind and was definitely surprised。 As with most classics （especially romances） there were parts that were incredibly slow， but overall， it was a pretty good read。 Unfortunately， however， there was a really awkward cousin kiss。 God damn it Charlotte。
Madison Shelton
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This is such a great book！ I love the way they give the details of the book！ I just didn't want to put it down This is such a great book！ I love the way they give the details of the book！ I just didn't want to put it down 。。。more
Sarah
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i- that was a fucking rollercoaster。 but is was beautiful in every aspect
Angela Griffith
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I love this book - but perhaps not quite as much as my mum does。 It's always nice to read someone's favourite book; you get to see an unfamiliar side to the person。 I can't believe I have waited five years to reread Jane Eyre！ It's probably my all time favourite love story。 If someone told me that every atom of my flesh is as dear to them as their own: in pain and sickness， and that my mind is their treasure， and if it were broken， it would be their treasure still， I would die。 I have no idea ho I love this book - but perhaps not quite as much as my mum does。 It's always nice to read someone's favourite book; you get to see an unfamiliar side to the person。 I can't believe I have waited five years to reread Jane Eyre！ It's probably my all time favourite love story。 If someone told me that every atom of my flesh is as dear to them as their own: in pain and sickness， and that my mind is their treasure， and if it were broken， it would be their treasure still， I would die。 I have no idea how Jane had the strength to leave Mr Rochester。 。。。more
Maheswari
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I love reading this so much！ A true classic。 If Jane Eyre taught me anything， it is to push beyond my reach and speak up。 It has a stream of consciousness style but at the same time it doesn't。 Not really。 She is exposed to both worlds - the poor and later， the rich but finds that she doesn't belong in either。 She is unsatisfied and would rather live alone than to compromise her independence。 A strong female protaganist if this was written in the 21st century。 That said， it would have been groun I love reading this so much！ A true classic。 If Jane Eyre taught me anything， it is to push beyond my reach and speak up。 It has a stream of consciousness style but at the same time it doesn't。 Not really。 She is exposed to both worlds - the poor and later， the rich but finds that she doesn't belong in either。 She is unsatisfied and would rather live alone than to compromise her independence。 A strong female protaganist if this was written in the 21st century。 That said， it would have been ground breaking stuff in the mid 1800s。“Something of vengeance I had tasted for the first time; as aromatic wine it seemed， on swallowing， warm and racy。” Above all， I loved the language。 Definitely requires a reread sometime in the future。 。。。more
Flor Mv
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Jane Eyre has taught me so much about will， self-respect and compromising to one ´s own set of rules and principles。 Although the ending was quite romantic， it didn´t entirely feel like a romance novel， but a story of strength， love， union and change。 "Who in the world cares for you？" "I care for myself。"As Jane Eyre said: "Laws and principles are not for the times when there is no temptation: they are for such moments as this， when body and soul rise in mutiny against their rigour; stringent ar Jane Eyre has taught me so much about will， self-respect and compromising to one ´s own set of rules and principles。 Although the ending was quite romantic， it didn´t entirely feel like a romance novel， but a story of strength， love， union and change。 "Who in the world cares for you？" "I care for myself。"As Jane Eyre said: "Laws and principles are not for the times when there is no temptation: they are for such moments as this， when body and soul rise in mutiny against their rigour; stringent are they: inviolate they shall be。 If at my individual convenience I might break them， what would be their worth？"This is the kind of story that breathes strength， serenity and love into the hardest decisions of life where you fight between doing what is right for you and doing what will most instantly bring you pleasure。 I do not give it the full 5 stars because at times it felt slow and plain。 The ending paragraphs were far too much religious for me without the passion that surges through most pages。 However， this book is full of inspiring quotes of self-assurance， love and passion。 。。。more
eckalets
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Not a matinong review pero —That “Reader， I married him” DESERVEDT MARE DESERB😫😭😭😭 100 stars ASDFGHJKL
Koalas
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I'll be honest， the whole incest trope is terrible。 I get it; it's the 1800s and it was common to marry your cousin， damn is it annoying to read。 Besides that， I did like it。 I still don't get behind Mr Rochester。 ALSO don't get me started on the *huuuugggeee* age gap between Mr Rochester and Jane。 I'm so uncomfortable to read a story like this。Great writing through and through。 I'll be honest， the whole incest trope is terrible。 I get it; it's the 1800s and it was common to marry your cousin， damn is it annoying to read。 Besides that， I did like it。 I still don't get behind Mr Rochester。 ALSO don't get me started on the *huuuugggeee* age gap between Mr Rochester and Jane。 I'm so uncomfortable to read a story like this。Great writing through and through。 。。。more
Rilei
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Gorgeous。
Rosemarie
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This may be my favourite book。 I have never read anything quite this beautiful。 The prose is so far beyond just beautiful and Charlotte Brontë is a genius and I am in love with her and her way with words。 The descriptions of nature and setting were absolutely stunning and every type of weather or season or time of day were so so vividly portrayed。 You could feel the crisp autumn air on your skin， smell the hay in summer， vividly picture every flower， hear every storm and see the yellow light of This may be my favourite book。 I have never read anything quite this beautiful。 The prose is so far beyond just beautiful and Charlotte Brontë is a genius and I am in love with her and her way with words。 The descriptions of nature and setting were absolutely stunning and every type of weather or season or time of day were so so vividly portrayed。 You could feel the crisp autumn air on your skin， smell the hay in summer， vividly picture every flower， hear every storm and see the yellow light of candles flicker on cold winter nights。 So incredibly beautiful。 I love Jane Eyre so much， both the book and the character。 。。。more
Alex Angel
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Me encantó！！Lo leí súper rápido y desde que comence no pude soltarlo， realmente me atrapó demasiado la historia。。。 no puedo creer que no lo haya leído antes
Katie
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Jane Eyre， despite it being lengthy， has to be another favourite of mine！ A timeless classic🤍
Cassidy Wells
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i weep
Paty Lavin
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Me maravillo con esta autora que nos deja un legado en su escritura， que visión tan clara de la vida， sufrimiento y la realidad。 Un clásico que debemos leer y si es relectura toma un sabor diferente al gusto de los clásicos ！ Gracias por motivarme a leer novelas eternas son lo máximo ！！！！
Melissa
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I am trying to put this book in the context of it being 175 years old。 I think Bronte must have felt suffocated by how women were treated in those days。 Perhaps that's why this bildungsroman novel depicts Jane going through various stages and finding/fighting against her place as a woman。 I never once grew to like Mr。 Rochester。 Only until he was seriously maimed did he start to become nice， and Jane finally had the upper hand & power in the relationship。 Jane seemed young and naive - and the li I am trying to put this book in the context of it being 175 years old。 I think Bronte must have felt suffocated by how women were treated in those days。 Perhaps that's why this bildungsroman novel depicts Jane going through various stages and finding/fighting against her place as a woman。 I never once grew to like Mr。 Rochester。 Only until he was seriously maimed did he start to become nice， and Jane finally had the upper hand & power in the relationship。 Jane seemed young and naive - and the little bit of attention Mr。 R showed her （which was narcissistic）， she mistook， in my opinion， as love。 St。 John Rivers was another piece of work - basically only wanting her to serve 'his' needs。 This novel must have been shocking for the times。 The only part I had difficulty with was the conversations between the male & female characters。 It didn't seem realistic， and I wonder if that is because Bronte didn't really have much experience， having only been married a year herself。 Overall， I really took my time doing a deep read of this novel and enjoyed it。 。。。more
Julie Hull
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Never read this before…so good！
Sabina
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Similar to little women in it being preachy and religious。 Children surely didn’t speak in such long monologues， what a weird writing style early 1800s writers had。 I can let it pass for adult speak but find it unlikely for childrenWhen it got to adult jane i liked it much more。 Made me wonder the significance and reason for reading old literature and one thing i read said it forces you to slow down and concentrate for longer periods of time， compared to more modern books which are shorter snapp Similar to little women in it being preachy and religious。 Children surely didn’t speak in such long monologues， what a weird writing style early 1800s writers had。 I can let it pass for adult speak but find it unlikely for childrenWhen it got to adult jane i liked it much more。 Made me wonder the significance and reason for reading old literature and one thing i read said it forces you to slow down and concentrate for longer periods of time， compared to more modern books which are shorter snappier sentences。 Because of this， i think it’s easier to believe the love story whereas with modern books you have to believe the author/the author has to spell it out more。 I’ve bought into Jane and Mr RochesterIt’sa good story but because i let myself suspend disbelief/presume all this was ok in the 1800s， I’m not trying to be critical of it with a 2022 brain。 Am i disappointed Jane forgave Mr Rochester so quickly， yes but just got to let it ride。 Liked it more than i thought i would。 。。。more
Kat Brown
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Great story， but felt it began to drag
Ella Pettitt
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I told my friend as a joke that I was reading ‘real literature’ whilst beginning this book。 I had only an inkling of how true that was。 This is one of the best books I have ever read。It was very content heavy and descriptive， and of course the ending was predictable （but it is also one of my favourite films so。。！）。 The characters are interesting， well written and passionate。This book is a proper classics classic， with all the tormented language， symbolism and hardship worthy of centuries old dis I told my friend as a joke that I was reading ‘real literature’ whilst beginning this book。 I had only an inkling of how true that was。 This is one of the best books I have ever read。It was very content heavy and descriptive， and of course the ending was predictable （but it is also one of my favourite films so。。！）。 The characters are interesting， well written and passionate。This book is a proper classics classic， with all the tormented language， symbolism and hardship worthy of centuries old discussions and awe。 Plainly put， absolutely loved it。 。。。more
Virginia García
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Esta novela sin duda ha tenido una gran repercusión en mi。 Una novela que habla acerca de una mujer fuerte y que ha vivido una dura vida。 A lo largo del trascurso de mi lectura he podido conectar completamente con el personaje de Jane Eyre， sintiendo todo lo que ella misma sentía。 Personalmente， considero esta novela como una de las más conmovedoras que he leído。 Habla de una mujer valiente y decidida a luchar por ella misma， cueste lo que cueste。 Me ha gustado particularmente el hecho de que， a Esta novela sin duda ha tenido una gran repercusión en mi。 Una novela que habla acerca de una mujer fuerte y que ha vivido una dura vida。 A lo largo del trascurso de mi lectura he podido conectar completamente con el personaje de Jane Eyre， sintiendo todo lo que ella misma sentía。 Personalmente， considero esta novela como una de las más conmovedoras que he leído。 Habla de una mujer valiente y decidida a luchar por ella misma， cueste lo que cueste。 Me ha gustado particularmente el hecho de que， a pesar de que en un momento dado tuvo que tomar la dura decisión de dejar al señor Rochester por su amor propio， la vida los volvió a unir después de todo。 Considero que la vida le tenía un camino asignado y debía pasar por todo， antes de encontrarse de nuevo con el amor de su vida。 El personaje de Jane Eyre está perfectamente construido y es completamente una mujer independiente， considerando que en la época de la autora rara vez se veía un personaje femenino como éste。 Recomendaría completamente esta novela， estoy segura de que tendrá un gran impacto en cualquiera que la lea。 。。。more
Brooklyn Sr
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Classic
Michael
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Ta książka była tak dobra， że nie jestem w stanie wyrazić tego słowami
Reference
google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Jane Eyre
hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Jane Eyre&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Jane Eyre&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0