Charlotte Bront?'s Jane Eyre

by Josie Billington and Paul Woodward

Jane Eyre, published on 16th October 1847, was an instant popular success. More than 150 years later, it still powerfully affects its readers with all the charge of a new-minted work. It is easy to forget, now, how shocking it was to its mid-19th century readers. Virtually every early reviewer felt obliged either to condemn or defend its impropriety. As Josie Billington reminds us in this compelling guide, the most savage reviews denounced the "coarseness"...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1907776176
• ISBN13: 9781907776175
• Release Date: September 2018
• Publisher: Connell Publishing
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 4.3" x 6.9"