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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 ...

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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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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 ...

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Raised by her aunt Sarah (Sally Hawkins) after her parents die of typhus young Jane Eyre (Amelia Clarkson) is later shipped off to a stark boarding school as the result of her perceived insolence & suffers greatly at the hands of the cold unusually strict administration Upon turning 18 & completing her education Jane (Mia Wasikowska) finds work as a governess for Adele Varens (Romy Settbon Moore) the ward of Edward Fairfax Rochester (Michael Fassbender) master of Thornfield Hall It doesn&t take long for the young Adele to warm to Jane & upon returning home the charming Rochester too falls under the spell of his modest yet captivating governess ...

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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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Jane Eyre DVD

Please note this is a region 2 DVD and 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 and impulsive Rochester (Michael Fassbender) who pays Jane unusual attention for someone below his station The pair quickly fall in love and set their heart on marriage but a dark secret from Rochester&s past threatens to destroy their happiness Directed by Cary Fukunaga and 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 McBurney Jayne Wisener Tamzin Merchant & Sophie Ward Director Cary Fukunaga Certificate 12 years and over Year 2011 Screen Widescreen 1851 Anamorphic Languages English - Dolby Digital (51) Closed Captions Yes Duration 1 hour and 55 minutes (approx)

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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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