Jane Eyre - OBER - Grade 7
Charlotte Bronte
Price
256
ISBN
9788125026594
Language
English
Pages
168
Format
Paperback
Dimensions
140 x 216 mm
Year of Publishing
2009
Territorial Rights
World
Imprint
Orient BlackSwan

Written in 1847, Jane Eyre is a literary masterpiece that continues to enthrall readers not only because it is a beautifully told romantic tale with a brilliant plot but also because of the honesty, dignity, and emotional strength of its central character, Jane Eyre. Jane, an unhappy young orphan being raised by Mrs. Reed, her cruel wealthy aunt, is sent off to Lowood School where she is subjected to further deprivation and hardship. She feels very strongly about the injustice and her friendship with Helen Burns and Miss Temple give her some solace. She becomes a teacher at Lowood and after two years leaves to accept the position of a governess at Thornfield. She finds herself falling in love with her employer Mr Rochester, but a shocking revelation on their wedding day compels her to leave. The happy ending finally arrives but not before Jane has had to grapple with and resolve her own conflict between passion and duty.

Charlotte Bronte(1816-1855) was born in Thornton, Yorkshire, England. In 1825, her two elder sisters died of tuberculosis at boarding school and this is reflected in Helen Burn's death in Jane Eyre. In 1847, Wuthering Heights by Emily, Agnes Grey by Anne and Jane Eyre by Charlotte were published to great acclaim. Charlotte published two more novels Shirley (1849) and Vilette (1853). In 1854 she married Arthur Bell Nicholls but died soon after in March, 1855.
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