The following is my selective retyping of this essay found in the back of the Norton Critical edition of Jane Eyre. Jane Eyre is a
At the back of the Jane Eyre edition I’m reading, there is a great entry written by Charlotte Bronte. I’ll just post the pictures since
Character list The breadshop clerk Hannah- housekeeper at the Rivers’ place. Diana Rivers- St John’s sister, she is handsome and intelligent. She loves to share her knowledge
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.
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
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.
I only recently became aware of the story of the ‘sword of Damocles’ because I had heard it mentioned in several different podcasts. So I
I saw a review of this novel a while back and added it to my list of books to read. Interestingly enough, it coming on
I finished reading A Christmas Carol this morning. I decided to read it over a few mornings, rather than all at once. I was thinking of