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13 reviews
Charlotte Brontë

Penguin Classics, 2004

Too consummate to be fully defined
Villette is a novel that cannot be pigeon-holed, though it falls loosely into the "Gothic novel" genre. It has many elements of the Gothic novel (the ghost in the attic just for a start) but Bronte turns every single convention of her time and her genre on its head, sometimes multiple times, until the form is a totally new one and all Bronte's own. As incredible as it may sound, this is both ...

Jane Eyre (Penguin Classics)

32 reviews
Charlotte Brontë, Michael Mason

Penguin Classics, 2003

I love this book
I read "Jane Eyre" because I'd had for a long time some vague sense that I'd like Jane Eyre as a character. And I was entirely right. I don't think I've ever quite connected so well with a character before - and I've never before understood so clearly why people still read great literature - because it still resonates, like "Jane Eyre," over 150 years after it was written. The book begins ...

Charlotte and Emily Bronte: The Complete Novels

21 reviews
Charlotte Bronte, Emily Bronte

Gramercy, 1993

Such beautifully woven paragraghs
After reading classic novels on and off in school until I got out of college and in my own free time, I have to say Charlotte Bronte's writing style is the most intricately and splendidly crafted masterpiece. Her sister is quite talented as well. It's a great deal to have this collection that you can pick up and just start reading one of the shorter stories, or go over some of the most powerfully ...

Classic British Fiction: The Bronte Family, all seven novels, the poetry, and 2 biographies, in a single file, ...

B&R Samizdat Express, 2008

This file includes: Cottage Poems by Patrick Bronte (father of the Bronte sisters), 1811; Poems by Charlotte, Emily, and Anne Bronte, 1846; Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, 1847; Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte, 1847; Agnes Grey by Anne Bronte, 1847; The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte, 1848; Shirley by Charlotte Bronte, 1849; Biographical Notice of Ellis and Acton Bell, 1850; Villette by Charlotte Bronte, 1853; The Professor by Charlotte ...

Shirley (Oxford World's Classics)

17 reviews
Charlotte Brontë

Oxford University Press, USA, 1998

The Best of Bronte
I usually prefer Jane Austen over Charlotte Bronte, So I was surprised at how much I liked "Shirley". I definetly think that "Jane Eyre" and "Villette" are given undue credit, while "Shirley" is underrated. Though "Shirley" was a strange choice for a title, because the main character is Caroline. This was a perfect book with just the right amount of romance, tragedy, and happy endings.

The Bronte Sisters Complete Novels Illustrated
Charlotte Bronte; Emily Bronte; Anne Bro

CRW Publishing Limited, 2006

Jane Eyre (Signet Classics)

596 reviews
Charlotte Brontë

Signet Classics, 1997

I could not put this book down!
I bought this book about 10 years ago, and I did not read it till last year, i could not put this book down, This book is so relevant to a woman's heart, to the human being's gemotions, What I love about Jane Is that she always kept fighting through all her trials and never let hate poison her heart, always made the best of everything. I bought the miniseries from BBC, I recommend Pride and ...

Villette (Signet Classics)

7 reviews
Charlotte Brontë

Signet Classics, 2004

Beautiful use of description
Villette has always been my favorite book. The use of language and description is superior to her other works. I wouldn't need to see a movie of this book, I already feel like I walked in the garden or sat in one of the classrooms. When I first read the ending, I actually loved it, and still do.

Jane Eyre (Dover Thrift Editions)

79 reviews
Charlotte Brontë

Dover Publications, 2003

Beautifully Written
This was my first Classic novel. While it was not fast-paced and begging to be read, it was a beautifully written novel. It was very lyrical. I thought the love between Jane and Mr. Rochester was true, withstanding the test of time. It was a truly romantic book, but not so easy to read because of the time period in which it was written. For instance, this is not a novel I would read in bed ...

Jane Eyre (Penguin Classics)

32 reviews
Charlotte Brontë

Penguin Classics, 2006

One of the Greatest Books in all of English Literature!!
Jane Eyre is one of my favorite books! It is not at all like other great novels -- it is great in it's own way. I was introduced to Jane Eyre by my best friend. I had read the adapted version first, and then my best friend gave me the unadapted Jane Eyre for a birthday present. The book is about Jane Eyre, and the story is told "by her". Jane is orphaned, and her father's brother (Uncle Reed) ...

Jane Eyre (Norton Critical Editions)

10 reviews
Charlotte Bronte

W. W. Norton, 2000

The only edition to buy
This review is aimed more toward the Norton edition than to JANE EYRE. We all know this is a classic. Bronte was simply a genius and a harbinger of romantic, dramatic, gothic, and horror writing. (However, it still irks me that she couldn't end a simple sentence with a period. Every declarative statement, it seems, must be qualified with a colon or semi-colon. Oh well. Sign of the times.) As ...

Jane Eyre

LeClue, 2008

Charlotte Bronte?s most famous novel, Jane Eyre, depicts the emotional and spiritual development of the heroine, Jane Eyre. Jane searches for self-worth and identity as an individual and for economic independence, in a world which did not expect such ambitions in women. It is Brontë's strongest work and one of the most famous British novels. Charlotte Brontë first published the book under the pseudonym ?Currer Bell?.

Selected Works of the Bronte Sisters (Wordsworth Special Editions) (Special Editions)

1 review
Charlotte Bronte, Emily Bronte, ...

Wordsworth Editions Ltd, 2005

Great bang for your buck!
What a great value, and a wonderful way to rediscover some old favorites, and perhaps to find some new ones, along with comparing the different writing styles of the Bronte sisters. One thing in this printing is you will not find the endless footnotes that you would in some of the other printings available now. I don't feel I missed out on anything, but if you feel you need to understand ...

Jane Eyre

Douglas Editions, 2008

Easy to navigate Kindle version of Charlotte Brontë classic tale.

The Bronte Collection. Includes Jane Eyre, The Professor, Shirley, Villette, Wuthering Heights, Agnes Grey, ...

1 review, ...

MobileReference, 2008

Great value!
The Bronte Collection. Includes Jane Eyre, The Professor, Shirley, Villette, Wuthering Heights, Agnes Grey, Tenant of Wildfell Hall, Cottage Poems and more. What a great value, and a wonderful way to rediscover some old favorites, and perhaps to find some new ones, along with comparing the different writing styles of the authors.

Wide Sargasso Sea

122 reviews
Jean Rhys, Charlotte Bronte

Buccaneer Books, 1999

Interesting and Exciting Read
I read this book because it's on the Modern Library's Top 100 list, so unfortunately I haven't read Emily Bronte's Jane Eyre. I think once I read that book, I'll be able to come back to Wide Sargasso Sea, and understand it on a deeper level. Even so, I enjoyed reading this book, and was intrigued by the mysterious portrayal of the characters. The main character Antoinetta's tragic life, turbulent ...

Jane Eyre (Barnes & Noble Classics)

5 reviews
Charlotte Bronte

Barnes & Noble Classics, 2004

A Beloved Classic & Remarkable Literary Work - B&N Edition Includes Excellent Introduction and Notes!
Charlotte Bronte's "Jane Eyre" has been one of my favorite novels since I first read it in high school. It is one of those special books which can be read and savored over and over, and seems to improve with each reading. The tale is narrated by Miss Eyre, herself, inviting a special and intimate relationship with the reader. It is through Jane that we meet and grow to care about, or hate, so ...

JANE EYRE - KINDLE EDITION [ENG]

Classics-Unbound, 2008

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë, published by Smith, Elder & Company of London in 1847, is one of the most famous of English novels. Brontë first styled it Jane Eyre: An Autobiography under the pseudonym Currer Bell. It was an immediate critical and popular success. Especially effusive in his praise was William Makepeace Thackeray, to whom Brontë dedicated the novel's second edition, which was illustrated by F. H. Townsend. Source: Wikipedia.org ...

Jane Eyre: By Charlotte Bronte
Charlotte Bronte

Random House, 1943

The special edition with Wood Engravings (illustrations) by Fritz Eichenberg.

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