Jane Eyre

Publisher Marketing: A classic coming of age story, "Jane Eyre" is the tale of its title character, a poor orphaned girl who comes to live with her aunt at Gateshead Hall. While there she endures great emotional and physical abuse at the hands of her aunt and cousins. Jane subsequently ships off to Lowood, a Christian boarding school for poor and orphaned girls. The conditions at the school are quite brutal. The students are subjected to cold lodgings, poor food, inadequate clothing, and the harsh rule of the administrator, Mr. Brocklehurst. The maltreatment of the students is eventually discovered and after some changes life becomes more bearable. She eventually finishes her coursework and spends a period of time as a teacher at the school. After leaving Lowood she gains a position as a governess at Thornfield Hall working for Edward Rochester, a man whom she will eventually fall in love with. "Jane Eyre" is the story of one woman's struggle to overcome adversity. The novel was revolutionary in its day for its examination of the internal conflict of its protagonist and for the way in which it addressed the themes of class, sexuality, and religion in the mid 19th century. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper and includes an introduction by Mary Augusta Ward. Review Citations: Kliatt 11/01/2005 pg. 44 (EAN 9789626343579, Compact Disc) - *Starred Review Ingram Paperback Advance 05/01/2005 pg. 63 (EAN 9781416500247, Paperback) Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2006 pg. 327 (EAN 9780679994312, Library Binding) Kliatt 01/01/2005 pg. 45 (EAN 9780563526414, Compact Disc) Booklist 02/01/2005 pg. 986 (EAN 9780563526414, Compact Disc) Booklist 07/01/2003 pg. 1850 (EAN 9781593080075, Mass Market Paperbound) Library Journal 04/01/1994 (EAN 9780886463519, Analog Audio Cassette) Booklist 01/01/1997 pg. 828 (EAN 9780791040638, Library Binding) School Library Journal 04/01/1997 pg. 143 (EAN 9780791040638, Library Binding) Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/2006 pg. 110 (EAN 9780679405825, Hardcover) Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/2007 pg. 728 (EAN 9780679405825, Hardcover) Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/2010 pg. 67 (EAN 9780679405825, Hardcover) Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/2011 pg. 889 (EAN 9780679405825, Hardcover) Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/2014 pg. 91 (EAN 9780679405825, Hardcover) School Library Journal 07/01/2010 pg. 82 (EAN 9781607546672, Library Binding) Contributor Bio:  Bronte, Charlotte Charlotte Bronte (1816-1855) was from an English family that produced three novelists: herself, Emily, and Anne. Besides Jane Eyre, her best known work is Wuthering Heights, also available from Brilliance Audio.