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Jane Eyre (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

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Jane Eyre follows the life of an orphaned girl who suffers neglect and hardship at the hands of her aunt and cousins before being sent to the austere Lowood School. As she grows, Jane becomes a governess at Thornfield Hall, where she encounters Mr Rochester and yearns for love and belonging. But her hopes are challenged by dark secrets hidden within the mansion, leading to a compelling tale of love, resilience, and the quest for independence.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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This Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition, with its fashionable cover by Ruben Toledo, will appeal to readers who appreciate classic literature, gothic romance, and stories of personal strength and moral growth.

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Orphaned Jane Eyre endures an unhappy childhood, hated by her aunt and cousins and then sent to comfortless Lowood School. But life there improves and Jane stays on as a teacher, though she still longs for love and friendship. At Mr Rochester's house, where she goes to work as a governess, she hopes she might have found them.

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An iconic novel dressed in a fierce design by acclaimed fashion illustrator Ruben Toledo. This couture-inspired collection also features The Picture of Dorian Gray, Dracula, The Scarlet Letter, Wuthering Heights and Pride and Prejudice.

Orphaned Jane Eyre endures an unhappy childhood, hated by her aunt and cousins and then sent to comfortless Lowood School. But life there improves and Jane stays on as a teacher, though she still longs for love and friendship. At Mr Rochester's house, where she goes to work as a governess, she hopes she might have found them - until she learns the terrible secret of the attic.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

Charlotte Brontë's classic gothic novel of love, resilience, and the pursuit of independence - now featuring a stunning cover from acclaimed fashion illustrator Ruben Toledo.

"At the end we are steeped through and through with the genius, the vehemence, the indignation of Charlotte Brontë." - Virginia Woolf

Penguin Classics is the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world, representing a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

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Virginia Woolf praised the novel, stating, "At the end we are steeped through and through with the genius, the vehemence, the indignation of Charlotte Brontë."

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780143106159

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 02 June 2011

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Classics

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 32.0mm

Width: 144.0mm

Height: 212.0mm

Weight: 504g

Pages: 464

About the Author

Charlotte Bronte (1816-55), sister of Anne Bronte and Emily Bronte. Jane Eyre appeared in 1847 and was followed by Shirley (1848) and Vilette (1853). In 1854 Charlotte Bronte married her father's curate, Arthur Bell Nicholls. She died during her pregnancy on March 31, 1855 in Haworth, Yorkshire.

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