Jane Eyre rightly remains high on the list of the most popular English novels, and brought fame to its author, Charlotte Brontd, on its publication in 1847.The story’s heroine, Jane, is a plain and plain-speaking orphan whose determination, good nature and spirit see her through a series of personal ordeals from an early age. When she takes up a position as governess at Thornfield Hall, to teach eight-year-old Adele, she is resigned to an uneventful career. But then the moody, charismatic owner of Thornfield, Edward Rochester, makes a rare visit to the Hall and Jane’s ‘impassioned self-respect and moral conviction’ are tested to breaking point.

Jane Eyre ranks as one of the greatest and most perennially popular works of English fiction. Although the poor but plucky heroine is outwardly of plain appearance, she possesses an indomitable spirit, a sharp wit and great courage. She is forced to battle against the exigencies of a cruel guardian, a harsh employer and a rigid social order. All of which circumscribe her life and position when she becomes governess to the daughter of the mysterious, sardonic and attractive Mr Rochester. However, there is great kindness and warmth in this epic love story, which is set against the magnificent backdrop of the Yorkshire moors. Ultimately the grand passion of Jane and Rochester is called upon to survive cruel revelation, loss and reunion, only to be confronted with tragedy.

Книга «Jane Eyre». Издательство: William Collins. Год выпуска: 2021. Серия: Collins Classics. Переплет: Мягкий переплет. Количество страниц: 470. Автор: Bronte Charlotte. Стандарт: 1. Возрастная категория: отсутствует. Страна производитель: Соединенное королевство.

‘ … as good as I can write. It contains more pith, more substance, more reality, in my judgment, than much of Jane Eyre.’ Charlotte BronteThe Professor was Charlotte Bronte’s first novel, completed as early as 1 846.The central character is the reserved William Crimsworth, an English teacher at an all-skirls’ school in Brussels who falls in love with one of his pupils.Based on the author’s own experiences as a language student in Belgium, The Professor is the only novel in which Charlotte Bronte chose to use a male narrator. She would later rework the heart-felt story with a woman as the leading character, in Villette.

Penguin Readers is a graded reading series for English Language Teaching (ELT) markets, designed for teenagers and young adults learning English as a foreign or second language.With carefully adapted text, new illustrations, language practise activities and additional online resources, the Penguin Readers series introduces language learners to bestselling authors and compelling content. Titles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction. Jane Eyre, a Level 4 Reader, is A2+ in the CEFR framework. The text is made up of sentences with up to three clauses, introducing more complex uses of present perfect simple, passives, phrasal verbs and simple relative clauses. It is well supported by illustrations, which appear regularly. Jane goes to work at Thornfield Hall as a governess for the strange Mr Rochester. They become friends, and she is finally happy. But Mr Rochester is going to marry the beautiful Blanche Ingram, and soon Jane must leave Thornfield forever.