Thornfield- arrival CharactersJohn, the driver- takes Jane from the George Inn in Millcote to Thornfield. Leah- a maid-servant. Mrs Fairfax– a neat, elderly widow, and manager/housekeeper of Thornfield.
Chapter 8 was a discussion of Roman life at the time. Since it didn’t have much in the historical narrative that I’m trying to document,
CharactersLowood School The Guard- that drives her from Gateshead Hall to Lowood. Maria Temple– Superintendent of the Lowood Institution- a charity school. Around 29 years
I thought I’d break down the sections of the book according to where she was living, a list of the characters, and then a summary
7 From Empire to Emperors Cicero versus VerresIn 70 BC Cicero took on a high profile case against Gaius Verres, governor of Sicily. He was
6 New Politics DestructionThe destruction of Carthage in 146 BC was brutal on both sides even by ancient standards. The sack of Corinth a few
The Penguin Classics intro to Jane Eyre was written by Dr Stevie Davies. Much of the following text is simply copying, or slightly paraphrasing Davies.
In honor of our trip to Rome at the end of the coming November, I’m reading up on Roman history. So I’ve added some history
5 A Wider World Roman literature and roman territorial expansion went hand in hand. Rome had used writing for basic communication since its inception. But with
4 Rome’s Great Leap Forward Besides the two consuls, there were a series of positions below that: praetors and quaestors. The senate was a permanent
“I have more intellectual pursuits, and less intellect with which to pursue them.”
The domain name is a play on my name: David Laurance. David is of Hebrew origin and means something like “beloved”, and my middle name “Laurance” is derived from the name of a great aunt “Laura” back somewhere in the ancestry. The male equivalent is Lawrence, or Larry…. so… “beloved Larry” > everyone loves Larry.