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Jane Eyre (Barnes & Noble Classics)
 

Jane Eyre

by Charlotte Brontë




Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Bronte, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics:
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Ian
  • Rated 5 stars

“All other novels should be measured by this one. I, perhaps, have been as spellbound by other novels from time to time, but none of them left me as both lastingly charmed and fully satisfied. Jane Eyre writes some of the most original and captivating dialog I have ever read. I laughed outloud a good dozen times because of Bronte's beyond brilliant turns of phrase. She balances this profound mastery of dialog and character with poetic grace in her descriptions of 19th century English life. I...”

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Glau
  • Rated 2 stars

“Well all I can say is that for a fictional biography this one is very weak. What do I care about weather or hills? This was supposed to be about her, but everything is so superficial that we get to Know the characters that interact with her better than herself... I couldn't relate to her. The story is not so bad though, but only flows when she is not describing every minor detail of the landscape or people psyche...”

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  • Rated 4.290768 stars
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  • Barbara B

    barbara b said:

    “I heard a lot about this book, and I think it's one of the best books I have ever read. Most of all, I believe, I loved her strong personality, her capacity of survive every obstacle she had to go through in her life.”

    posted Friday, July 11 2008
  • HATES SCHOOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    hates school!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! said:

    “ugh!”

    posted Monday, June 16 2008 ( | view 1 reply )
  • BL D

    bl d said:

    “It's fascinating how you can read this story every decade of your life and come away each time with a new perspective. In college, I was sad that she didn't hook up with the handsome guy. In my 20s/30s, her choice made perfect sense, and now in my mid-40s, I am starting to wonder too why she didnt just make a clean break from the whole lifestyle and go to a big city or something. Yes, one's eyes definitely open up to choices. But the authors didnt' have life choices. They were stuck in their lives so of course it's going to show in Jane's lifestyle.”

    posted Saturday, May 10 2008 ( | view 2 replies )
  • Anne-Marie R

    anne-marie r said:

    “I recently read a paper which asserted that Jane couldn't trust in Rochester's love because her childhood had left her with a deep sense of her own inadequacy. It was only when he was blind and crippled that she could feel like his equal and accept his love. I don't remember the book all that well -- accept for my feelings of overwhelming loathing -- but I DO remember a stifling air of bleakness that hung over the whole affair. That may be why this paper made a lot of sense to me.”

    posted Friday, May 2 2008
  • daydreamer

    daydreamer said:

    “That "missionary guy" (named St. John) actually did offer her marriage, because he believe any other way, and she would be compromised. Jane agreed to go to India, but only as a companion and friend. She knew that she did not love John and he did not love her. John let her know from the begining that he would marry her because he believed she would be a good missionary's wife. John was not inconsiderate and Jane did not think so. In fact when she descibed to Mr. Rochester she said only good things.”

    posted Friday, May 2 2008 ( | view 1 reply )
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