A beautiful deluxe gift edition of Charlotte Bronte''s masterpiece with foiled covers, marbled endpapers, sprayed edges, beautiful paper and finished with a silk ribbon. As an orphan, Jane''s childhood is full of trouble, but her stubborn independence and sense of self help her to steer through the miseries inflicted by cruel relatives and a brutal school. A position as governess at the Thornfield Hall promises a kind of freedom. But Thornfield is a house full of secrets, its master a passionate, tormented man, and before long Jane faces her greatest struggle in a choice between love and self-respect. This hardback is part of VINTAGE COLLECTOR''S CLASSICS, a series of luxurious books especially crafted for collectors and fans of beautiful special editions. Sumptuous design meets the highest quality production. Discover timeless classics beautifully bound for every bookshelf.

Autorentext

Charlotte Brontë was born on 21 April 1816. Her father was curate of Haworth, Yorkshire, and her mother died when she was five years old, leaving five daughters and one son. In 1824 Charlotte, Maria, Elizabeth and Emily were sent to Cowan Bridge, a school for clergymen's daughters, where Maria and Elizabeth both caught tuberculosis and died. The children were taught at home from this point on and together they created vivid fantasy worlds which they explored in their writing. Charlotte worked as a teacher from 1835 to 1838 and then as a governess. In 1846, along with Emily and Anne, Charlotte published Poems by Currer, Ellis and Acton Bell.After this Emily wrote Wuthering Heights, Anne wrote Agnes Grey and Charlotte wrote The Professor. Wuthering Heights and Agnes Grey were both published but Charlotte's novel was initially rejected. In 1847 Jane Eyre became her first published novel and met with immediate success. Between 1848 and 1849 Charlotte lost her remaining siblings: Emily, Branwell and Anne. She published Shirley in 1849, Villette in 1853 and in 1854 she married the Rev. Arthur Bell Nicholls. She died the next year, on 31 March 1855.

Klappentext

As orphaned governess Jane Eyre falls in love with Mr Rochester she must choose between passion and self-respect.

This beautiful deluxe gift edition presents Charlotte Brontë's classic novel in a hardback with foiled covers, marbled endpapers, sprayed edges, beautiful paper and a silk ribbon.

Orphaned Jane grows up under cruelty at Gateshead and hardship at Lowood, but her fierce moral independence survives. As governess at Thornfield Hall, she finds a new kind of freedom, friendship with Adèle and a dangerous attachment to Edward Rochester. Thornfield has secrets, and Jane must choose between passion and self-respect when love asks too much of her.

Jane Eyre is a classic Gothic romance and coming-of-age novel about an orphan heroine, a governess, a haunted house, hidden truth and female independence. This Vintage Collector's Classics edition is a beautiful gift for Brontë readers, collectors and lovers of literary classics.

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