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Jane Eyre (originally published as Jane Eyre: An Autobiography) is a novel by English writer Charlotte Brontë, published under the pen name \"Currer Bell\

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte Following the life story of one Jane Eyre, the novel by the same name was written by Charlotte Bronte in 1847. The tale of the young woman gives great insight and depth to the troubles of the times, as many of the life events are based off of the author''s real life experiences. From abusive family and schooling to heartbreak and marriage, the tale of Jane Eyre truly displays the tragedies and victories of a completely different time period. The young girl finds herself living with an aunt and her children, all of which are very abusive to young Jane and school is no escape. Attending Lowood school, Jane experiences the hard hand of headmaster Brocklehurts and the cruelty of their disciplinary beliefs. During her time at Lowood, her only friend dies due to the conditions of the school, much like the author''s own two sisters died of tuberculosis during their very harsh schooling experiences. But Jane''s heartache doesn''t end there. Swooning for a married man, Jane goes through ups and downs during different relationships and stages of her life. Growing terribly ill and losing all of her money, she reaches a low point in her adult life, but she receives a stroke of fortune that leads her to the life she''s always wanted. The heart wrenching tale takes the reader through a roller coaster of emotions as a passionate author creates the ultimate tribute to her own life experiences. Using powerful words that provoke emotion and feeling, the unique story of Jane Eyre presents an array of lessons and insights that a reader determines for themselves. Taking a glimpse back into the times of the 1820''s, the novel is an absolute must read for any history or tragedy loving reader. About The Author Charlotte Bronte was an English novelist and poet towards the end of her life. As she grew up, the young woman was at one point a teacher at the very school she had previously studied at, and also spent a couple years as a governess. Charlotte decided to tell her unique story through the fictional character of Jane Eyre, and later wrote two other novels as well. Dying at the young age of 38, Charlotte Bronte never got to experience the fame of her works. She is now considered one of the most notable Victorian women novelists. Through the heartache, misfortunes and occasional successes, the tale of Jane Eyre allows the life and reputation of Charlotte Bronte to live on till this day. Written for those who love to read, listen to a good story and find themselves absorbed into the tales of the past, Jane Eyre is a must read for every novel enthusiast. The unique tale provides life lessons, guidance, and eye opening viewpoints to any reader that is ready to uncover and receive such underlying messages. Order yours today and indulge in the beautiful storytelling and life of the young Jane Eyre.

The book is the story of a young man, William Crimsworth, and is a first-person narrative from his perspective. It describes his maturation, his loves and his eventual career as a professor at an all-girls school.

From the author of Jane Eyre, a strikingly modern story of a young woman starting over—with an introduction by Weike Wang, PEN/Hemingway Award–winning author of Chemistry “Villette! Villette! Have you read it?” exclaimed George Eliot when Charlotte Brontë’s final novel appeared in 1853. “It is a still more wonderful book than Jane Eyre. There is something almost preternatural in its power.” Arguably Charlotte Brontë’s most refined and deeply felt work—Virginia Woolf called it Brontë’s “finest novel”—Villette draws on its author’s own experiences as a governess, and her profound loneliness following the deaths of her three siblings. It tells the story of parentless, friendless Lucy Snowe, who flees from an unhappy past in England to begin a new life as a teacher at a boarding school in the small French town of Villette. Soon Lucy’s struggle for independence is challenged by both her friendship with a worldly English doctor and her feelings for an autocratic schoolmaster. Brontë’s strikingly modern heroine must decide if there is any man in her society with whom she can live and still be free. The Modern Library Torchbearers series features women who wrote on their own terms, with boldness, creativity, and a spirit of resistance. AMERICAN INDIAN STORIES • THE AWAKENING • THE CUSTOM OF THE COUNTRY • THE HEADS OF CERBERUS • LADY AUDLEY’S SECRET • LOVE, ANGER, MADNESS • PASSING • THE TRANSFORMATION OF PHILIP JETTAN • VILLETTE • THERE IS CONFUSION • THE SELECTED POEMS OF EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY

Shirley tells the story of conflicted mill-owner Robert Moore, whose desire to restore his family honour and fortune is in direct conflict with that of his heart. Set during the Napoleonic War in a period of economic unrest, Shirley is the tale of discovering what is most important in life: wealth and restoring one''s family name or love and self-fulfillment. Charlotte Brontë’s second novel, Shirley was originally published under the pseudonym Currer Bell. It has been adapted for film. HarperPerennial Classics brings great works of literature to life in digital form, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperPerennial Classics collection to build your digital library.

Shirley is an 1849 social novel by the English novelist Charlotte Brontë. It was Brontë''s second published novel after Jane Eyre (originally published under Brontë''s pseudonym Currer Bell). The novel is set in Yorkshire in the period 1811-12, during the industrial depression resulting from the Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812. The novel is set against a backdrop of the Luddite uprisings in the Yorkshire textile industry.The novel''s popularity led to Shirley''s becoming a woman''s name. The title character was given the name that her father had intended to give a son. Before the publication of the novel, Shirley was an uncommon - but distinctly male - name and would have been an unusual name for a woman.

\"The Professor, A Tale. was the first novel by Charlotte Brontë. It was written before Jane Eyre, but was rejected by many publishing houses. It was eventually published, posthumously, in 1857, with the approval of Charlotte Brontë''s widower, Arthur Bell Nicholls, who took on the task of reviewing and editing the text.About Author: Charlotte Bronte (21 April 1816 - 31 March 1855) was an English novelist and poet, the eldest of the three Brontë sisters who survived into adulthood and whose novels became classics of English literature.\"

Initially published under the pseudonym Currer Bell in 1847, Charlotte Brontë''s Jane Eyreerupted onto the English literary scene, immediately winning the devotion of many of the world''s most renowned writers, including William Makepeace Thackeray, who declared it a work \"of great genius.\" Widely regarded as a revolutionary novel, Brontë''s masterpiece introduced the world to a radical new type of heroine, one whose defiant virtue and moral courage departed sharply from the more acquiescent and malleable female characters of the day. Passionate, dramatic, and surprisingly modern, Jane Eyre endures as one of the world''s most beloved novels.

The Shirley of the title is a woman of independent means; her friend Caroline is not. Both struggle with what a woman''s role is and can be. Their male counterparts - Louis, the powerless tutor, and Robert, his cloth-manufacturing brother - also stand at odds to society''s expectations. The novel is set in a period of social and political ferment, featuring class disenfranchisement, the drama of Luddite machine-breaking, and the divisive effects of the Napoleonic Wars.But Charlotte Brontës particular strength lies in exploring the hidden psychological drama of love, loss and the quest for identity. Personal and public agitation are brought together against the dramatic backdrop of her native Yorkshire. As always, Brontë challenges convention, exploring the limitations of social justice whilst telling not one but two love stories.

\"Villette /viːˈlɛt/ is an 1853 novel written by English author Charlotte Brontë. After an unspecified family disaster, the protagonist Lucy Snowe travels from her native England to the fictional French-speaking city of Villette to teach at a girls'' school, where she is drawn into adventure and romance.Villette was Charlotte Brontë''s third and last novel; it was preceded by The Professor (her posthumously published first novel, of which Villette is a reworking), Jane Eyre, and Shirley.\"

Jane Eyre has dazzled generations of readers with its depiction of a womans quest for freedom. Having grown up an orphan in the home of her cruel aunt and at a harsh charity school, Jane Eyre becomes an independent and spirited survivor-qualities that serve her well as governess at Thornfield Hall. But when she finds love with her sardonic employer, Rochester, the discovery of his terrible secret forces her to make a choice. Should she stay with him whatever the consequences or follow her convictions, even if it means leaving her beloved?

u200bIn Part 1 of Charlotte Brontë''s The Professor, William Crimsworth, after rejecting his uncles'' proposal to join the clergy, seeks employment with his estranged brother Edward, a mill owner. Edward''s jealousy and mistreatment compel William to accept assistance from Mr. Hunsden, leading him to a teaching position at a boys'' school in Brussels under Monsieur Pelet. There, William is also offered a role at the neighboring girls'' school managed by Mademoiselle Reuter, who initially captivates him until he discovers her deceptive engagement to Pelet.

Charlotte Bront�''s final masterpiece powerfully portrays a woman struggling to reconcile love, jealousy, and a fierce desire for independence. Having fled a harrowing past in England, Lucy Snowe begins a new life teaching at a boarding school in the great capital of a foreign country. There, as she tries to achieve independence from both outer necessity and inward grief, she finds that her feelings for a worldly doctor and a dictatorial professor threaten her hard-won self-possession. Published in 1853, Charlotte Bronte''s last novel was written in the wake of her grief at the death of her siblings. It has a dramatic force comparable to that of her other masterpiece, Jane Eyre, as well as a striking modernity of psychological insight and a revolutionary understanding of human loneliness.

Why buy our paperbacks? Expedited shipping High Quality Paper Made in USA Standard Font size of 10 for all books 30 Days Money Back Guarantee BEWARE of Low-quality sellers Don''t buy cheap paperbacks just to save a few dollars. Most of them use low-quality papers & binding. Their pages fall off easily. Some of them even use very small font size of 6 or less to increase their profit margin. It makes their books completely unreadable. How is this book unique? Unabridged (100% Original content) Font adjustments & biography included Illustrated Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell by Charlotte, Emily and Anne Bronte Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell was a volume of poetry published jointly by the three Bront� sisters, Charlotte, Emily and Anne in 1846 (see 1846 in poetry), and their first work to ever go in print. To evade contemporary prejudice against female writers, the Bront� sisters adopted masculine first names. All three retained the first letter of their first names: Charlotte became Currer Bell, Anne became Acton Bell, and Emily became Ellis Bell. However, the sisters decided to continue writing for publication and began work on their first novels, which became commercial successes. Following the success of Charlotte''s Jane Eyre in 1848, and after the deaths of Emily and Anne, the second edition of this book (printed in 1850 by Smith & Elder) fared much better, with Charlotte''s additions of previously unpublished poetry by her two late sisters. It is believed that there are fewer than ten copies in existence with the Aylott and Jones'' title-page.

This eBook features the unabridged text of ‘Shirley’ from the bestselling edition of ‘The Complete Works of The Brontes’. Having established their name as the leading publisher of classic literature and art, Delphi Classics produce publications that are individually crafted with superior formatting, while introducing many rare texts for the first time in digital print. The Delphi Classics edition of Brontes includes original annotations and illustrations relating to the life and works of the author, as well as individual tables of contents, allowing you to navigate eBooks quickly and easily. eBook features: * The complete unabridged text of ‘Shirley’ * Beautifully illustrated with images related to Brontes’s works * Individual contents table, allowing easy navigation around the eBook * Excellent formatting of the textPlease visit www.delphiclassics.com to learn more about our wide range of titles

Jane Eyre was written by Ms. Charlotte Bronte in 1847. It is a story of a young girl. It is a mirror image of underside of domestic life and hypocisy behind religious enthusiasm.

While living with the Rivers family, Jane discovers she has inherited a fortune from a distant relative. She generously shares her wealth with her newfound family, embracing her independence. St. John Rivers, a devoted clergyman, proposes marriage and urges Jane to join him on a missionary journey, but she declines, feeling no love for him. One night, she hears Rochester’s voice calling to her in a mysterious, supernatural moment. Unable to ignore her feelings, she returns to Thornfield, only to find it in ruins. She learns that Bertha set fire to the house before perishing, and Rochester was left blind and crippled while trying to save her. Moved by love and compassion, Jane reunites with Rochester, and they marry. Their love endures through hardships, and in time, Rochester partially regains his sight. Jane finds fulfillment in her chosen path, embracing love, independence, and happiness.

\"Shirley, A Tale is a social novel by the English novelist Charlotte Brontë, first published in 1849. It was Brontë''s second published novel after Jane Eyre (originally published under Brontë''s pseudonym Currer Bell). The novel is set in Yorkshire in 1811-12, during the industrial depression resulting from the Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812. The novel is set against the backdrop of the Luddite uprisings in the Yorkshire textile industry.The novel''s popularity led to Shirley''s becoming a woman''s name. The title character was given the name that her father had intended to give a son. Before the publication of the novel Shirley was an uncommon but distinctly male name.[1] Today it is regarded as a distinctly female name.\"

Fleeing an unhappy past in England, penniless Lucy Snowe starts life anew at a boarding school in cosmopolitan Villette, a stand-in for Brussels. The mystery, jealousy, and love that she finds there give Charlotte Brontë''s final novel much of the Gothic tone and psychological incisiveness that prompted George Eliot, Virginia Woolf, and others to call Villette her finest work. Based on Brontë''s own experiences in Brussels and her attachment to a brilliant teacher with a strong and eccentric personality, this superb romantic novel is an exceptional example of how a great writer transforms the ordinary events of her life into vivid and exciting art. Villette represents the inimitable Brontë genius by giving us a masterful portrait of Lucy Snowe, who belongs beside the great nineteenth-century literary heroines-and who will strongly appeal to modern readers.

Jane Eyre (originally published as Jane Eyre: An Autobiography) is a novel by English writer Charlotte Brontë, published under the pen name \"Currer Bell\

How is this book unique?1. Unabridged (100% Original content)2. Formatted for e-reader3. Font adjustments4. Illustrated - Includes more than 15 The Bront�s were a nineteenth-century literary family associated with the village of Haworth in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England. The sisters, Charlotte (1816-1855), Emily (1818-1848), and Anne (1820-1849), are well known as poets and novelists. Like many contemporary female writers, they originally published their poems and novels under male pseudonyms: Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell. Their stories immediately attracted attention, although not always the best, for their passion and originality. Charlotte''s Jane Eyre was the first to know success, while Emily''s Wuthering Heights, Anne''s The Tenant of Wildfell Hall and other works were later to be accepted as masterpieces of literature.The three sisters and their brother, Branwell, were very close and during childhood developed their imaginations first through oral storytelling and play set in an intricate imaginary world, and then through the collaborative writing of increasingly complex stories set therein.The deaths of first their mother, and then of their two older sisters marked them profoundly and influenced their writing, as did the relative isolation in which they were raised.Their home, the parsonage at Haworth in Yorkshire, now the Bront� Parsonage Museum, has become a place of pilgrimage for hundreds of thousands of visitors each year

Charlotte Bronte tells an amazing story about a woman who faces issues of respect in an era when women were not permitted to stand up to society. Eventually Jane finds an employer that supports her but the shadowy and ominous Mr. Rochester, hides a dreadful secret that threatens Jane''s happiness.This timeless novel highlights the abuse and neglect that the orphaned Jane Eyre faced while growing up. This story opens with Jane Eyre being shipped off to be cared for by her uncle Mr. Reed who lived at the Gateshead Hall. Her uncle was always kind to her but his wife, Sarah Reed was anything but. Sarah''s son John and Sarah''s two daughters also contributed to Jane''s torment. Jane was excluded from all family activities and found solace only in her books and dolls. One day John knocked her down and she tried to defend herself. This earned her a traumatic lock up in the room where her uncle died. At one point, she thought that she could see his ghost and this so terrified the poor child that an apothecary had to be called in. The kind man advised Sarah Reed to send Jane off to boarding school and she was subsequently sent to Lowood. Seen through Jane''s eyes, Lowood was only marginally better than Gateshead but at least she had friends there. The book will take you way back to the days of bumpy carriage rides and class discrimination. It is also a glimpse into some historical aspects of England centuries ago and the antiquated notions that were held at the time.

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

Jane Eyre: by Charlotte Brontë Orphaned as a child, Jane has felt an outcast her whole young life. Her courage is tested once again when she arrives at Thornfield Hall, where she has been hired by the brooding, proud Edward Rochester to care for his ward Adèle. Jane finds herself drawn to his troubled yet kind spirit. She falls in love. Hard. But there is a terrifying secret inside the gloomy, forbidding Thornfield Hall. Is Rochester hiding from Jane? Will Jane be left heartbroken and exiled once again?

Jane Eyre possesses neither the great beauty nor entrancing charm that her fictional predecessors used to make their way in the world. Instead, Jane relies upon her powers of diligence and perception, conducting herself with dignity animated by passion.The instant and lasting success of Jane Eyre proved Brontë''s instincts correct. Readers of her era and ever after have taken the impoverished orphan girl into their hearts, following her from the custody of cruel relatives to a dangerously oppressive boarding school and onward through a troubled career as a governess. Jane''s first assignment at Thorn field, where the proud and cynical master of the house harbors a scandalous secret, draws readers ever deeper into a compelling exploration of the mysteries of the human heart.

This novel published in 1847 tells the story of Jane Eyre, including her growth to adulthood and her love for her employer Edward Rochester, the brooding master of Thornfield Hall, who is harboring a terrible secret. About Grace''s Giant Print Books Our books are especially designed for low vision readers who may not be able to operate an e-reading device, or just love the feeling of a book in their hands. The 30 point font (featured on each back cover) is easy to read, and the books are larger than the industry standard, making them more manageable for arthritic hands and fingers.

''Jane Eyre'' is the story of an orphan girl who overcomes a lonely and miserable childhood to find a position working as a governess for the mysterious Mr Rochester at grand Thornfield Hall. But as Jane finally finds happiness, long-buried secrets from the past threaten to destroy everything.\"

\"You think I have no feelings, and that I can do without one bit of love or kindness; but I cannot!\"Orphaned and mistreated, Jane Eyre has never known love. In the bleak landscape of 19th-century England she struggles to find her purpose - and somewhere to belong. After years at boarding school, her path leads her to the mysterious Thornfield Hall, where she takes a position as a governess. There, she meets the dark and enigmatic Mr. Rochester, and what begins as a curious acquaintanceship soon blossoms into a love charged with passion and peril. But Thornfield and its brooding master hide deep secrets that will divide her loyalty and place Jane in an impossible position. Will she surrender, or will she be true to herself, no matter the cost?This version of Jane Eyre has been adapted to a 6th-grade reading level, to provide a more accessible entry into classic literature without removing large passages of the story. Great pains have been taken to retain as much of the original work as possible, while still reducing the reading difficulty. Examples of the changes made include:Simplification of sentence structureUpdating or providing context for obsolete wordsTranslation of foreign-language passagesReplacing advanced vocabulary with simpler wordsThis edition also contains hand-drawn pen-and-ink illustrations.Readers who may benefit from this version of the novel include:Young readersStudents with learning disabilitiesEnglish as a Second Language (ESL) or English Language Learners (ELL) readersAdult literacy learnersEducatorsCasual readers

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Illustrations by-Edmund Dulac ( 2 Paintings) and-John Jellicoe (6 Drawings)-Two Photos.Annotations-Villette Summary-Villette Character List-Villette Glossary-Villette ThemesCharlotte Brontë wrote not one but two masterpieces. Most readers know Jane Eyre. Even non-readers feel they know it, because they have seen a film version, or just because it is a part of our common culture. But Villette, Brontë''s last and - to my mind - greatest novel, is less popular, perhaps because it is so uncompromising and so original. It is high time it was recognised as the blazing work it is. Reading it you enter an area of experience - of passion and disappointment and the violent return of the repressed - that has seldom been so lucidly articulated.It is also an astonishing piece of writing, a book in which phantasmagorical set pieces alternate with passages of minute psychological exploration, and in which Brontë''s marvellously flexible prose veers between sardonic wit and stream-of-consciousness, in which the syntax bends and flows and threatens to dissolve completely in the heat of madness, drug-induced hallucination and desperate desire.\"Villette! Villette!\" wrote George Eliot. \"It is a still more wonderful book than Jane Eyre. There is something almost preternatural in its power.\" It was unlike the strong-minded Eliot to be reduced to exclamation marks and vague talk of a \"something\". But Villette was so innovative for its time, and remains to this day so potently strange, that critics have struggled to find words to describe it. \"There are so few books, and so many volumes,\" wrote Eliot''s partner GH Lewes. \"Among the few stands Villette.\" Lewes thought it was unique. Lesser authors were \"reverberating the vague noise of others\". Brontë spoke out boldly in a voice that was all her own.Villette is the most autobiographical of Brontë''s novels. In it, she elaborates on the true story of her unrequited love for a married schoolmaster called Constantin Héger. In 1842 Brontë, then aged 26, went with her sister Emily to Brussels. There they worked as student-teachers in the Hégers'' school with the intention of perfecting their French, and returning home to set up a school of their own.Emily, miserably homesick for the Yorkshire moors, left first. Charlotte stayed for two years, and subsequently wrote Monsieur Héger a series of letters to which he, probably in obedience to his wife, never replied. Brontë saw him as her intellectual mentor, but the yearning tone of her letters, and the two novels for which her Belgian experiences provided her with raw material, make it obvious that she was in love with him.

\"You think I have no feelings, and that I can do without one bit of love or kindness, but I cannot!\"Orphaned and mistreated, Jane Eyre has never known love. In the bleak landscape of 19th-century England she struggles to find her purpose - and somewhere to belong. After years at boarding school, her path leads her to the mysterious Thornfield Hall, where she takes a position as a governess. There, she meets the dark and enigmatic Mr. Rochester, and what begins as a curious acquaintanceship soon blossoms into a love charged with passion and peril. But Thornfield and its brooding master hide deep secrets that will divide her loyalty and place Jane in an impossible position. Will she surrender, or will she be true to herself, no matter the cost?This version of Jane Eyre has been adapted to a 4th-grade reading level and abridged so that it is about 40% shorter than the original text, without removing a single scene.

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