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Cambridge Literature is a series of literary texts edited for study by students aged 14-18 in English-speaking classrooms. It will include novels, poetry, short stories, essays, travel-writing and other non-fiction. The series will be extensive and open-ended and will provide school students with a ...
(Cambridge Literature is a series of literary texts edited for study by students aged 14-18 in English-speaking classrooms. It will include novels, poetry, short stories, essays, travel-writing and other non-fiction. The series will be extensive and open-ended and will provide school students with a range of edited texts taken from a wide geographical spread. It will include writing in English from various genres and differing times. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte is edited by Susan Cockcroft of Mackworth College, Derby.
• “Upon publication, great speculation arose concerning the identity of the author of Jane Eyre, known only by the pen name Currer Bell. Questions as to the sex of the author were raised, and many critics said that they believed it to be the work of a man
"A lovely classic"by Pamela K. (see profile)10/19/19
A classic romantic novel of love, struggles and heartaches. One of the best novels written and takes you back to a different time where people were proper and acted appropriately.
This was a great selection for book club. Our discussion was very lively! We would have liked to have rated it with a score of 4.5.
"Jane Eyre, the First Feminist! "by Shelley P. (see profile)03/23/16
Our book club unanimously LOVED "Jane Eyre"! We loved the exquisate writing, the very developed characters, the many issues of social class, religious persecution, child abuse, romance, adve... (read more)
"A Novel that Takes Time to Read, but is Worth It"by Nicole A. (see profile)06/29/12
Our book club decided that it wanted to read a classic and Jane Eyre was the one that was chosen. I was very happy because it has to be tied with Frankenstein with my favorite book of all time. This... (read more)
"Brilliant classical literature"by Gaylynn M. (see profile)08/16/08
Refreshing to read and revisit this classic novel. I appreciate this story so much more today than as a high school student years ago. It was recommended to read before "The Thirteenth Tale". Jane Eyre... (read more)
"The life and love of Jane Eyre"by Julie C. (see profile)06/16/08
I really enjoyed how different this classical book was from today's modern literature. The story line was slow at first, but by the middle of the book or so, I could hardly put it down. This book has... (read more)
"classic literature"by Stephanie B. (see profile)01/10/08
It was nice to revisit a classic book that most of us had read when we were younger. It was interesting to discuss the different points of view that we had about the book when we were younger versus what... (read more)
It was very nice to read Jane Eyre with a group. I appreciated the review of everyone in our book club. It was a great opportunity to be more in depth with the story than what I originally understood.... (read more)