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This book is based on Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë.
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A sensitive and protected young woman of a land owning wealthy family, Antoinette Cosway grows up in the lush natural world of the Caribbean. She is sold into marriage to the cold hearted and prideful Rochester, or rather, he is bought as a husband for her with her expected inheritance being... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Antoinette: A Creole girl who grew up in Jamaica and eventually comes to reside in England at the behest of her husband.
- Annette: Antoinette's mother.
- Christophine: A wise servant given as a gift to Annette by her first husband, Cosway. She acts as a surrogate mother to Antoinette.
- Rochester: Englishman who marries Antoinette for money.
- Mr. Mason: Wealthy Englishman who marries Antoinette's mother after a short courtship. He brings the family out of poverty.
- Aunt Cora: Widow of a slave-owner who lives in Spanish Town by herself. She cares deeply for Antoinette and enrolls her into a convent school.
- Baptiste: Overseer of the Granbois mansion. A dignified and elegant man.
- Pierre: Antoinette's younger brother. He is sickly and can't move on his own.
- Hilda: Add a description of this character.
- Amelie
- Mother St Justine: A kindly nun at the convent in Spanish Town where Antoinette is educated.
- Myra: A servant in the Mason household.
- Daniel
- Godfrey: A servant in the Cosway and later Mason household.
- Mr. Luttrell: One of Annette's only friends. Facing serious financial hardships, Mr. Luttrell shot his dog and swam out to sea, never to be seen again.
- Louise
- Cosway: Antoinette's father who died when she was young, leaving the family destitute
- Sandi: Antoinette's cousin.
Setting & Locations edit
- England
- Jamaica
- Martinique: The land where Antoinette's mother and Christophine come from.
- West Indies
- Granbois: The house where Antoinette and her husband live in.
- Trinidad
- Spanish Town
First Sentence edit
They say when trouble comes close ranks, and so the white people did.
Table of Contents edit
Part One
Part Two
Part Three
Series & Lists edit
This is book 45 of 93 in Newsweek's Top 100 Books: The Meta-List. (authoritative list)
This is book 94 of 93 in Modern Library's 100 Best Novels: The Board's List. (authoritative list)
This book is in TIME Magazine Top 100 English-Language Novels. (community list)
This is book 411 of 1286 in 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die. (authoritative list)
This book is in Penguin's Top 100 Classics. (authoritative list)
This book is in Penguin Classics List of The Best Crazies Ever Written. (authoritative list)
This book is in Guardian 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read. (authoritative list)
This is book 113 of 213 in Best English-Language Fiction of the 20th Century. (authoritative list)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Deutsch
Country: Great Britian
Publication Date: 1966
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 189
Publisher: Deutsch
Country: Great Britian
Publication Date: 1966
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 189
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: PR6035.H96 W5
- Dewey: 823.912
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