Janey Brown thought she was an only child. Now ' Joanie' has turned up claiming to be Janey's secret twin! But when Jane Blonde is posted to Australia to investigate a suspicious sheep farm it becomes clear that Joanie isn't quite what she seems. Has Janey exposed an undercover cloning operation? Soon Janey's dodging more than boomerangs: there are multispies on the loose including Jane Blonde's own evil twin! ...

Janey is delighted when she is granted a dazzling golden spysuit. But things get deadly serious when her investigations lead her to a shocking discovery... Her arch enemy has developed a terrible giant ' Lazy Beam' which he is directing at Earth from a secret space station! No one has the strength to resist its zapping power
- but the Golden Spy will have to do just that to stop her arch enemy taking over the world.
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Jane Rochford was sister-in-law to Anne Boleyn & Lady of the Bedchamber to Katherine Howard whom she followed to the scaffold in 1542. Hers is a life of extraordinary drama as a witness to & participant in the greatest events of Henry's reign. She arrived at court as a teenager when Katherine of Aragon was queen. Even before Henry's marriage to Anne her own marriage to George Boleyn brought her into the closest royal circles
- & there she remained through the unfolding spectacle & tragedy of Henry's succession of marriages. She survived the trauma of Anne & George's executions & despite briefly being banned from Court managed to regain her place there to attend on Jane Seymour & Anne of Cleves. Her supposed part in both Anne Boleyn's & Katherine Howard's downfall has led to her being reviled through centuries. In this fascinating biography Julia Fox repudiates the idea of the infamous Lady Rochford & Jane emerges as a rather modern woman forced by brutal circumstance to fend for herself in a politically lethal world.
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A gothic masterpiece of tempestuous passions & dark secrets Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre" is edited with an introduction & notes by Stevie Davis in " Penguin Classics". Charlotte Bronte tells the story of orphaned Jane Eyre who grows up in the home of her heartless aunt enduring loneliness & cruelty. This troubled childhood strengthens Jane's natural independence & 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 & live with the consequences or follow her convictions
- even if it means leaving the man she loves? A novel of intense power & intrigue " Jane Eyre" dazzled readers with its passionate depiction of a woman's search for equality & freedom. In her introduction Stevie Davis discusses the novel's language & politics its treatment of women's lives & its literary influences. This edition also

Includes:: a chronology further reading an appendix & notes. Charlotte Bronte (1816-55) eldest of the Bronte sisters was born in Thornton West Yorkshire. " Jane Eyre" was first published in 1847 under the pen-name Currer Bell & was followed by " Shirley" (1848) & " Vilette" (1853). In 1854 Charlotte Bronte married her father's curate Arthur Bell Nicholls. She died during her pregnancy on March 31 1855. The Professor was posthumously published in 1857. If you liked " Jane Eyre" you might enjoy Jean Rhys' " Wide Sargasso Sea" also available in " Penguin Classics". " At the end we are steeped through & through with the genius the vehemence the indignation of Charlotte Bronte". (Virginia Woolf). " Charlotte Bronte's heroine towers over those around her morally intellectually & aesthetically...she takes a scalpel to the skin of the everyday". (China Mieville). " The masterwork of a great genius". (William Makepeace Thackeray)."



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Fiery passion shocking secrets & a compelling vulnerable heroine in peril have made Jane Eyre" an enduring favorite. When Jane becomes governess at gloomy Thornfield Hall she falls deeply in love with the brooding tormented Edward Rochester--and he with her. But soon Jane realizes that the house holds terrifying mysteries. What is Rochester hiding from Jane? Will their smoldering relationship survive--or will Jane be left heartbroken & exiled?" ...

This is a classic of nineteenth century literature in beautiful leatherbound format. This version of Charlotte Brontes powerful tale makes an artful addition to any home library. At Thornfield Hall resolute & independent Jane Eyre finds fulfillment in her duties as governess & the love of her life in her employer Edward Rochester. But when a dark secret from Rochesters past comes to light Jane must make the most difficult decision of her life: to stay beside the man she loves regardless of the truth or to embark upon a new life free of the encumbrances of the past. Charlotte Brontes powerful tale of romance & strong wills at odds with one another is a classic of nineteenth century literature. This exquisite collectible edition features an elegant bonded leather binding a satin ribbon marker distinctive stained edging & decorative marbled endpapers. Its the perfect gift for book-lovers & an artful addition to any home library. ...

' Such a strange book! Imagine a novel with a little swarthy governess for heroine & a middle-aged ruffian for hero.' Sharpe's London Magazine (June 1855) Jane Eyre is an orphan grown up under the harsh regime first of her aunt & then as a pupil at Lowood Institution. She leaves to become a governess to the daughter of the mysterious Mr Rochester; gradually their relationship deepens but Jane's passionate nature has yet to endure its deepest blows. In this new edition Sally Shuttleworth explores the power of a narrative that questions the rights of women the nature of servitude & madness martyrdom & rebellion in a story whose emotional charge is a strong today as it was more than 150 years ago. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities helpful notes to clarify the text up-to-date bibliographies for further study & much more. ...

This beautiful edition of Jane Eyre is part of a series of readers best-loved classics in fine volumes with printed cloth bindings produced to the highest standards for under GBP20: making an affordable luxury. Instead of a dust jacket the decorated cloth covers have a printed illustration wrapping around the book. Coloured page tops decorated endpapers meticulous line-by-line typesetting & thick acid-free paper are among the elements that differ from standard hardbacks so these editions embody the virtues of a good book. The result is quality of design & production that adds to the pleasure of reading & makes each book a desirable object in itself. For anyone interested in a fine edition of a favourite work this is an attractive volume for the bookshelf or an authentic & distinctive present. ...

Harper Collins is proud to present its new range of best-loved essential classics. I am no bird; & no net ensnares me; I am a free human being with an independent will. Brontes infamous Gothic novel tells the story of orphan Jane a child of unfortunate circumstances. Raised & treated badly by her aunt & cousins & eventually sent away to a cruel boarding school it is not until Jane becomes a governess at Thornfield that she finds happiness. Meek measured but determined Jane soon falls in love with her brooding & stormy master Mr Rochester but it is not long before strange & unnerving events occur in the house & Jane is forced to leave Thornfield to pursue her future. ...

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