80,000+ Books in-stock in NZ 📚

Overnight NZ delivery on in-stock books, toys, games & puzzles ⚡

Jane Eyre

By Charlotte Brontë and Charlotte Brontë
Series: Oxford World's Classics
0.0 (0 reviews)
Book Hero Magic crafted this summary to help describe this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! Summary
Jane Eyre follows the resilient Jane through a harsh childhood marked by cruelty and neglect, to her role as a governess at Thornfield Hall. There, her life intertwines with the enigmatic Mr Rochester amid mysterious events that challenge her morals and desires. This Victorian classic explores themes of injustice, gender restrictions, faith, and passionate love, all conveyed through Jane's compelling personal narrative.
Read More
Format: Paperback / softback
$3200

International Supplier

This title is in-stock with overseas suppliers. While it is not available locally, we fly books in weekly from the US and UK to our Auckland warehouse for immediate dispatch.

AVAILABLE WITH SUPPLIER Ships from our Auckland warehouse within 2-3 weeks

Found a better price? Request a price match

Book Hero Magic created this recommendation. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! IS THIS YOUR NEXT READ?

Ideal for readers of classic literature and those interested in strong, independent heroines navigating societal challenges. Suitable for fans of Victorian fiction and stories rich in emotional and moral complexity.

Book Hero thinking about your next read

Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre has gripped readers since its 1847 publication. Thousands of readers since then have been drawn by the vigour of Jane's voice and the novel's forceful depiction of childhood injustice, of the restraints placed upon women, and the complexities of both faith and passion.

A new edition of Charlotte Bronte's most famous work, complete with introduction, notes, and bibliography

Book Hero Magic formatted this description to make it easier to read. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! Description

"Gentle reader, may you never feel what I then felt!"

Throughout the hardships of her childhood—spent with a severe aunt and abusive cousin, and later at the austere Lowood charity school—Jane Eyre clings to a sense of self-worth, despite her treatment from those close to her. At the age of eighteen, sick of her narrow existence, she seeks work as a governess.

The monotony of Jane's new life at Thornfield Hall is broken up by the arrival of her peculiar and changeful employer, Mr Rochester. Routine at the mansion is further disrupted by mysterious incidents that draw the pair closer together but which, once explained, threaten Jane's happiness and integrity.

A flagship of Victorian fiction, Jane Eyre draws the reader in by the vigour of Jane's voice and the novel's forceful depiction of childhood injustice, the restraints placed upon women, and the complexities of both faith and passion. The emotional charge of Jane's story is as strong today as it was more than 150 years ago, as she seeks dignity and freedom on her own terms.

In this new edition, Juliette Atkinson explores the power of narrative voice and looks at the striking physicality of the novel, which is both shocking and romantic.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780198804970

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 12 September 2019

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Oxford University Press

Edition: 3rd Revised edition

Contributors:

  • Edited by Margaret Smith
  • Introduction by Juliette Atkinson

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 26.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 396g

Pages: 576

Collections

Charlotte Brontë Charlotte Brontë Charlotte Brontë Classic Fiction Fiction General Fiction Literary Fiction Series: Oxford World's Classics

About the Author

Juliette Atkinson is Associate Professor in English at University College, London. She is the author of Victorian Biography Reconsidered: A Study of Nineteenth-Century 'Hidden' Lives (OUP, 2010) and French Novels and the Victorians (OUP, 2017). She has edited for Oxford World's Classics new editions of George Eliot's The Mill on the Floss (2015) and Silas Marner.

Also by Charlotte Brontë

View all

Also by Charlotte Brontë

View all

More from General Fiction

View all

Why buy from us?

Book Hero is not a chain store or big box retailer. We're an independent 100% NZ-owned business on a mission to help more Kiwis rediscover a love of books and reading!

Service & Delivery

Service & Delivery

Our warehouse in Auckland holds over 80,000 books and puzzles in-stock so you're not waiting for your order to arrive from overseas.

Auckland Bookstore

Auckland Bookstore

We're primarily an online store, but for your convenience you can pick up your order for free from our bookstore, which is right next door to our warehouse in Hobsonville.

Our Gifting Service

Our Gifting Service

Books make wonderful thoughtful gifts and we're here to help with gift-wrapping and cards. We can even send your gift directly to your loved one.

The Latest at Book Hero

View all