A classic (Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte)

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Product:	Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte
Date:	01/07/09 (54 review reads)
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Advantages: Beautifully written, stunning novel

Disadvantages: Not easy to read

Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte

~A classic~
Jane Eyre was written in 1847 by Charlotte Bronte, born in 1816, one of the famous Bronte sisters. It's a classical Gothic love story, of a girl born into a difficult life.
Jane is an orphan, living with her aunt, who does not want her, or love her; she tries hard to keep out of her Aunt's and cousin's way but finds herself constantly blamed and treated badly. Eventually sent away to an charity school for orphans, she finds life can only get worse. Beaten, starved, and humiliated she struggles to cope, but somehow survives her way to adulthood.

Jane becomes a governess for a single, lonely man, Rochester and his children and is drawn into a dark, gothic world or love, mystery and madness. This is the immortal story of Jane Eyre, the lonely, plain governess and the Rochester, the strange, mysterious man who is haunted by the horror of a past he is desperate to hide.

~Isn't it a bit out dated?~
It is written in a time of governess' and wild, mysterious gothic love, but despite this it is an immortal story, one that will never become outdated. It doesn't matter if you don't like old fashioned books; this story of love is timeless and will still touch you emotionally in the same way as a new love story might.

~Everyone should try it~
Everyone should read Jane Eyre it's a stunning, beautifully written novel that takes you back to a time of romance and love, it will leave you believing that love can happen and you can overcome anything.

~An excerpt~ From Jane Eyre
"I learned that Miss Temple, on returning to her own room at dawn, had found me lain in a little crib; my face against Helen Burns's shoulder, my arm around her neck, I was asleep and Helen was - dead,"

This book will make you want to cry, to hope and believe in love.

Summary: A must, for everyone