Jane Eyre (Film tie-in) (Puffin Classics)

by Charlotte Brontë (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  2011

  $3.29

  Mia Wasikowska ( Alice in Wonderland ) and Michael Fassbender ( Inglourious Basterds ) star in the iconic lead roles of this timeless story, the heroine of which continues to inspire new generations of devoted readers and viewers. Jane comes from nothing but she desires everything life can offer her. And when she finds work as a governess in a mysterious mansion, it seems she has finally met her match with the darkly fascinating Mr Rochester. But Thornfield Hall contains a shameful secret - one that could keep Jane and Rochester apart forever. Can she choose between what is right, and her one chance of happiness?

• Used

  Paperback
  2000

  $3.29

  'Such a strange book! Imagine a novel with a little swarthy governess for heroine, and 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 and 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 and madness, martyrdom and rebellion in a story whose emotional charge is a strong today as it was more than 150 years ago.

• Used

  Hardcover
  1981

  $3.29

• New

  Paperback
  2009

  $13.40

• New

  Hardcover
  1991

  $17.36

  Jane Eyre (1847) has enjoyed huge popularity since first publication, and its success owes much to its exceptional emotional power. Jane Eyre, a penniless orphan, is engaged as governess at Thornfield Hall by the mysterious Mr Rochester. Her integrity and independence are tested to the limit as their love for each other grows, and the secrets of Mr Rochester's past are revealed.