Part of Penguin's beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith these delectable & collectible editions are bound in high-quality colourful tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design Charlotte Bronte's first published novel Jane Eyre was immediately recognised as a work of genius when it appeared in 1847 Orphaned into the household of her Aunt Reed at Gateshead subject to the cruel regime at Lowood charity school Jane Eyre nonetheless emerges unbroken in spirit & integrity How she takes up the post of governess at Thornfield Hall meets & loves Mr Rochester & discovers the impediment to their lawful marriage are elements in a story that transcends melodrama to portray a woman's passionate search for a wider & richer life than that traditionally accorded to her sex in Victorian society ...

Introduction & Notes by Dr Sally Minogue Canterbury Christ Church University College Jane Eyre ranks as one of the greatest & 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 & great courage She is forced to battle against the exigencies of a cruel guardian a harsh employer & a rigid social order All of which circumscribe her life & position when she becomes governess to the daughter of the mysterious sardonic & attractive Mr Rochester However there is great kindness & warmth in this epic love story which is set against the magnificent backdrop of the Yorkshire moors Ultimately the grand passion of Jane & Rochester is called upon to survive cruel revelation loss & reunion only to be confronted with tragedy ...

The Penguin English Library Edition of Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte' The more solitary the more friendless the more unsustained I am the more I will respect myself' Passionate poetic & revolutionary Jane Eyre is a novel of naked emotional power Its story of a defiant fiercely intelligent woman who refuses to accept her appointed place in society
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One of the greatest gothic love stories of all time JANE EYRE tells of a lowly plain governess who falls in love with the dashing Mr Rochester
- who hides a terrible secret An epic romance set on the Yorkshire moors & a book that young girls will return to again & again
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A dramatic adaptation of the much-loved classic by Charlotte Bronte with atmospheric illustrations by Alan Marks It is the compelling story of Jane Eyre & the mysterious Mr Rochester sensitively retold for younger readers It is part of Usborne's popular Young Reading series developed in consultation with Alison Kelly Principal Lecturer at the University of Roehampton This book is in Series Three for confident readers ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Adaptation of the classic novel by Charlotte Bronte in which a young governess falls in love with her master Jane Eyre (Mia Wasikowska) emerges from a troubled childhood to take on the position of governess at Thornfield Hall Thornfield is owned by the passionate & impulsive Rochester (Michael Fassbender) who pays Jane unusual attention for someone below his station The pair quickly fall in love & set their heart on marriage but a dark secret from Rochester&s past threatens to destroy their happiness Directed by Cary Fukunaga & also starring Judi Dench as the housekeeper Mrs Fairfax this latest re-telling of Bronte&s popular story makes use of modern cinematic techniques while remaining true to the novel&s intent Actors Mia Wasikowska Michael Fassbender Jamie Bell Imogen Poots Judi Dench Sally Hawkins Simon Mc Burney Jayne Wisener Tamzin Merchant & Sophie Ward Director Cary Fukunaga Certificate 12 years & over Year 2011 Screen Widescreen 1851 Anamorphic Languages English
- Dolby Digital (51) Closed Captions Yes Duration 1 hour & 55 minutes (approx)
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Director Robert Stevenson collaborated with novelist Aldous Huxley & theatrical-producer John Houseman on the screenplay for this 1944 adaptation of Charlotte Bronte's gothic romance JANE EYRE After several harrowing years in an orphanage where she was placed by a supercilious relative for exhibiting the forbidden trait of 'wilfulness' Jane Eyre (Joan Fontaine) secures work as a governess Her little charge French-accented Adele (Margaret O' Brien) is pleasant enough But Jane's employer the brooding tormented Edward Rochester (Orson Welles) terrifies the prim young governess Under Jane's gentle influence Rochester drops his forbidding veneer going so far as to propose marriage to Jane But they are forbidden connubial happiness when it is revealed that Rochester is still married to a gibbering lunatic whom he is forced to keep locked in his attic Rochester reluctantly sends Jane away but she returns only to find that the insane wife has burned down the mansion & rendered Rochester sightless In the tradition of Victorian romances this purges Rochester of any previous sins making him a worthy mate for the loving Jane ...

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