Jane Eyre
Cracked Pepper Classic Gothic Novels
Original 1847 Text Annotated
Orphaned, unloved, and told she is nothing. Jane Eyre refuses to believe it.
This is the original 1847 text of Jane Eyre reformatted.
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- A detailed afterword describing gothic literature and Jane Eyre's place within it.
- A description of the author's life and the impact that Jane Eyre had on future literature and society.
Orphaned, unloved, and told she is nothing. Jane Eyre refuses to believe it.
From the cruelty of her childhood at Gateshead to the cold charity of Lowood School, Jane survives on sheer will and a quiet, furious dignity. When she arrives at Thornfield Hall as governess to a mysterious young ward, she finds something she never expected: a home. And in the brooding, mercurial Mr. Rochester, she finds something even more dangerous, an equal.
But Thornfield holds secrets. Strange laughter echoes through the corridors at night. Fires ignite without explanation. And the closer Jane draws to Rochester, the clearer it becomes that something is not right.
Charlotte Brontë's masterpiece is a gothic romance that burns with defiance. It is the story of a woman who demands to be seen and who refuses to trade her soul for love.