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This carefully crafted ebook: "The Green Dwarf" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Charlotte Bronte was 17 years old when she wrote the story. Lady Emily Charlesworth is in love with Leslie, a struggling artist. Lord Percy, a fierce, arrogant aristocrat, will do anything to lay his hands on Leslies chosen bride. With its exotic melange of political intrigue, amorous subterfuge, and Gothic scenery, The Green Dwarf reveals the dynamic and experimental nature of Brontes writing. Charlotte Bronte (1816 1855) was an English novelist and poet, the eldest of the three Bronte sisters who survived into adulthood and whose novels are English literature standards. She wrote Jane Eyre under the pen name Currer Bell.

La colección Bolsillo Everest ofrece una atractiva serie de títulos de gran éxito. Con esta colección pretendemos acercarnos al lector con obras tan conocidas de la literatura universal como David Copperfield, Dracula, Jane EyreEs la oportunidad de tener grandes obras en pequeño tamaño.Entonces aparecio el caballo, un alto corcel sobre cuyos lomos iba montado un jinete. Aquella persona hizo disiparse el hechizo de inmediato. Nadie habia cabalgado nunca sobre el Gytrash...Jane Eyre de Charlotte Bronte es considerada una de las mejores obras de la literatura inglesa. A pesar de su marcado toque romantico, es una novela que en el momento de su publicacion fue tachada de controvertida y revolucionaria. No obstante, a lo largo de la novela se refleja una critica hiriente a una sociedad rancia y un canto a la valentia y al amor.Una historia de amor e intriga en la Inglaterra del siglo XIX.

"Jane Eyre" follows the emotions and experiences of its eponymous heroine, including her growth to adulthood and her love for Mr. Rochester, the Byronic master of Thornfield Hall. Jane spent her childhood living with her uncle and aunt at Gateshead Hall, where she was emotionally and physically abused by her aunt and cousins. After finishing school at Lowood Institution for poor and orphaned girls, where she gain friends and role models she starts working as a governess at Thornfield Hall, where she falls in love with her employer, Edward, but their love has a lot of obstacles to beat."Wuthering Heights" In 1801, Lockwood, a wealthy young man from the South of England who is seeking peace and recuperation, rents Thrushcross Grange in Yorkshire. He visits his landlord, Heathcliff, who lives in a remote moorland farmhouse, Wuthering Heights. There Lockwood finds an odd assemblage: Heathcliff who seems to be a gentleman, but his manners are uncouth; the reserved mistress of the house who is in her mid-teens; and a young man who seems to be a member of the family, yet dresses and speaks as if he is a servant. After his visit to the Heights, Lockwood becomes ill, and is confined to his bed for some length of time. The Grange housekeeper, Ellen Dean, who is looking after him, tells him the story of the family at the Heights during his convalescence.

The Professoris Charlotte Brontes first novel, even though it was only published posthumously. The novels protagonist and first-person narrator is the orphan William Crimsworth, a young educated man who rejects the career of a clergyman proposed by his adoptive uncle. He first decides to work as a clerk for his wealthy brother who owns a mill in the north of the country. However, his brothers jealousy of his superior education and intelligence eventually pushes him to quit the job and travel to Brussels where he is hired as a professor of English at a girls school. In Brussels, he falls in love with a younger colleague, Frances Henri, yet he has to endure the wickedness of the Catholic headmistress, Mr. Reuter. Coveting their nascent love, the latter ends up dismissing Frances from her school and hiding her whereabouts from William. The professor leaves the establishment and luckily comes across her beloved in a graveyard. Thanks to a new job with a very high wage, the couple are eventually allowed to open their own school, marry and have a child. The narrative closes as they succeed in making a little fortune and decide to settle in the English countryside.

This carefully crafted ebook: "Tales of Angria (Mina Laury, Stancliffes Hotel) + Angria and the Angrians" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. In 1834, Charlotte Bronte and her brother Branwell created the imaginary kingdom of Angria in a series of tiny handmade books. Continuing their saga some years later, the five novelettes in this volume were written by Charlotte when she was in her early twenties, and depict an aristocratic beau monde in witty, racy and ironic language. She creates an exotic, scandalous atmosphere of intrigue and destructive passions, with a cast ranging from the ageing rake Northangerland and his Byronic son-in-law Zamorna, King of Angria, to Mary Percy, Zamornas lovesick wife, and Charles Townshend, the cynical, gossipy narrator. Together the tales provide a fascinating glimpse into the mind and creative processes of the young writer who was to become one of the worlds great novelists. Charlotte Bronte (1816 1855) worked as a teacher and governess before collaborating on a book of poetry with her two sisters, Emily and Anne, who were writers as well. In 1847, Bronte published the semi-autobiographical novel Jane Eyre, which was a hit and would become a literary classic. Her other novels included Shirley and Villette. Patrick Branwell Bronte (1817 1848) was a painter, and writer and poet, the only son of the Bronte family, and the brother of the writers Charlotte, Emily, and Anne.

This carefully crafted ebook: "The Complete Novels of Charlotte Bronte" contains all 5 novels in one volume and is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Jane Eyre (1847) is a novel published under the pen name "Currer Bell." Jane Eyre was Charlotte Brontes second novel, but the first to be published. It follows the emotions and experiences of its character, including her growth to adulthood, and her love for Mr. Rochester. The focus is on the gradual unfolding of Janes moral and spiritual sensibility and all the events are coloured by a heightened intensity. The novel contains elements of social criticism, with a strong sense of morality at its core. Shirley is an 1849 social novel. It was Brontes second published novel after Jane Eyre. The novel is set in Yorkshire in the period 181112, during the industrial depression resulting from the Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812. The novel is set against a backdrop of the Luddite uprisings in the Yorkshire textile industry. Villette (1853) was Charlotte Brontes fourth novel. It was preceded by the posthumously published The Professor, her first, and then Jane Eyre and Shirley. After an unspecified family disaster, the protagonist Lucy Snowe travels from England to the fictional French-speaking city of Villette to teach at a girls school, where she is drawn into adventure and romance. The Professor was the first novel by Charlotte Bronte. It was originally written before Jane Eyre and rejected by many publishing houses, but was eventually published posthumously in 1857. The book is the story of a young man, William Crimsworth, and is a first-person narrative from his perspective. It describes his maturation, his loves and his eventual career as a professor at an all-girls school. Emma (unfinished) Charlotte Bronte wrote only 20 pages of the manuscript, published posthumously in 1860. Another lady whom the name we dont know complete the later chapters.

This carefully crafted ebook: "The Story of Willie Ellin" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. This unfinished fragment contains the poignant story of an abused child. Two chapters of The Story of Willie Ellin has survived. After abandoning the work, Charlotte later incorporated it into another work called Emma. Charlotte Bronte (1816 1855), English writer noted for her novel Jane Eyre (1847) and sister of Anne Bronte and Emily Bronte. The three sisters are almost as famous for their short, tragic lives as for their novels. In their works they described love more truthfully that was common in Victorian age England. In the past 40 years Charlotte Brontes reputation has risen rapidly, and feminist criticism has done much to show that she was speaking up for oppressed women of every age.

This carefully crafted ebook: "Jane Eyre + Wuthering Heights (2 Unabridged Classics)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Charlotte Brontes most beloved novel describes the passionate love between the courageous orphan Jane Eyre and the brilliant, brooding, and domineering Rochester. The loneliness and cruelty of Janes childhood strengthens her natural independence and spirit, which prove invaluable when she takes a position as a governess at Thornfield Hall. But after she falls in love with her sardonic employer, her discovery of his terrible secret forces her to make a heart-wrenching choice. Ever since its publication in 1847, Jane Eyre has enthralled every kind of reader, from the most critical and cultivated to the youngest and most unabashedly romantic. It lives as one of the great triumphs of storytelling and as a moving and unforgettable portrayal of a womans quest for self-respect. Born into a poor family and raised by an oppressive aunt, young Jane Eyre becomes the governess at Thornfield Manor to escape the confines of her life. There her fiery independence clashes with the brooding and mysterious nature of her employer, Mr. Rochester. But what begins as outright loathing slowly evolves into a passionate romance. When a terrible secret from Rochesters past threatens to tear the two apart, Jane must make an impossible choice: Should she follow her heart or walk away and lose her love forever? Considered by many to be Charlotte Brontes masterpiece, Jane Eyre chronicles the passionate love between the independent and strong-willed orphan Jane Eyre and the dark, impassioned Mr. Rochester. Having endured a lonely and cruel childhood, orphan Jane Eyre, who is reared in the home of her heartless aunt prior to attending a boarding school with an equally torturous regime, is strengthened by these experiences.

This carefully crafted ebook: "Charlotte Brontes Juvenilia" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Table of Contents: Tales of Angria (Mina Laury, Stancliffes Hotel) + Angria and the Angrians: Charlotte Bronte, together with her brother Branwell, created the imaginary kingdom of Angria in 1834. She was to write several Angria tales for the next five years. The Tales of Angria offer an ironic portrait of the intrigues, scandals, and passions. The stories provide a fascinating glimpse into the mind and creative processes of the young writer who was to become one of the worlds greatest novelists. The Story of Willie Ellin: This unfinished fragment contains the poignant story of an abused child. Albion and Marina: A romance about star-crossed lovers, Albion and Marina is a trial run by 14-year-old Charlotte Bronte for Jane Eyre. Tales of the Islanders: The four volumes of tales collected here make delightful reading, while offering a unique insight into Bronte family life and Charlottes development as a writer: these are the stories she and her siblings imagined for their magic island kingdom. The stories are charmingly written in a very fairytale-esque style. They are written by a child and therefore are sometimes hard to follow when the stories make big turns, which force the reader to read them slowly and devour each sentence. The Green Dwarf: Lady Emily Charlesworth is in love with Leslie, a struggling artist. Lord Percy, a fierce, arrogant aristocrat, will do anything to lay his hands on Leslies chosen bride. With its exotic melange of political intrigue, amorous subterfuge, and Gothic scenery, The Green Dwarf reveals the dynamic and experimental nature of Brontes writing. Charlotte Bronte is best remembered for her perennially popular novel Jane Eyre.

This carefully crafted ebook: "Tales of the Islanders" contains the complete 4 volumes of tales in one collection and is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. The four volumes of tales collected here make delightful reading, while offering a unique insight into Bronte family life and Charlottes development as a writer: these are the stories she and her siblings imagined for their magic island kingdom. The stories are charmingly written in a very fairytale-esque style. They are written by a child and therefore are sometimes hard to follow when the stories make big turns, which force the reader to read them slowly and devour each sentence. Charlotte Bronte (1816 1855), English writer noted for her novel Jane Eyre (1847) and sister of Anne Bronte and Emily Bronte. The three sisters are almost as famous for their short, tragic lives as for their novels. In their works they described love more truthfully that was common in Victorian age England. In the past 40 years Charlotte Brontes reputation has risen rapidly, and feminist criticism has done much to show that she was speaking up for oppressed women of every age.

This carefully crafted ebook: "Albion and Marina" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Albion and Marina was written by Charlotte Bronte when she was 14 years old. It is her first love story, a romance about star-crossed lovers. Charlotte Bronte (1816 1855), English writer noted for her novel Jane Eyre (1847) and sister of Anne Bronte and Emily Bronte. The three sisters are almost as famous for their short, tragic lives as for their novels. In their works they described love more truthfully that was common in Victorian age England. In the past 40 years Charlotte Brontes reputation has risen rapidly, and feminist criticism has done much to show that she was speaking up for oppressed women of every age.

Jane Eyre (originally published as Jane Eyre: An Autobiography) is a novel by English writer Charlotte Bronte. It was published on 16 October 1847 by Smith, Elder & Co. of London, England, under the pen name "Currer Bell." The first American edition was released the following year by Harper & Brothers of New York. Primarily of the bildungsroman genre, Jane Eyre follows the emotions and experiences of its title character, including her growth to adulthood, and her love for Mr. Rochester, the byronic master of fictitious Thornfield Hall. In its internalisation of the action the focus is on the gradual unfolding of Janes moral and spiritual sensibility and all the events are coloured by a heightened intensity that was previously the domain of poetry Jane Eyre revolutionised the art of fiction. Charlotte Bronte has been called the first historian of the private consciousness and the literary ancestor of writers like Joyce and Proust. The novel contains elements of social criticism, with a strong sense of morality at its core, but is nonetheless a novel many consider ahead of its time given the individualistic character of Jane and the novels exploration of classism, sexuality, religion, and proto-feminism.

Im Jahre 1847 veroffentlicht die damals 31-jahrige Charlotte Bronte "Jane Eyre. Eine Autobiographie" (Im Original "Jane Eyre. An Autobiography"), den Klassiker der viktorianischen Romanliteratur des 19 Jahrhunderts.Erzahlt wird die Lebensgeschichte von Jane Eyre, die nach einer schweren Kindheit eine Stelle als Gouvernante annimmt und sich in ihren Arbeitgeber verliebt, jedoch immer wieder um ihre Freiheit und Selbstbestimmung kampfen muss.Noch in der Nacht vor der Hochzeit entdeckt Jane ein schreckliches Geheimnis: Im obersten Stockwerk des Hauses halt ihr zukunftiger Ehemann seine wahnsinnig gewordene Frau versteckt."Jane Eyre" ist ein Roman der Leidenschaften und Gefuhle, der lauernden Stimmungen und eines frisch erwachten Lebenshungers.Es war der erste Roman, der der weiblichen Erfahrung von Machtlosigkeit in dieser Form eine neue Stimme gab. Es war uberhaupt das erste Buch aus der Perspektive einer jungen Frau."Ich bin kein Vogel, und kein Netz und kein Vogelsteller vermag mich zu fangen. Ich bin ein freies, menschliches Wesen mit einem unabhangigen Willen, und jetzt mache ich denselben geltend, indem ich Sie verlasse.", sagt Jane Eyre zu dem Mann, den sie liebt.Der Romane wurde mehrmals fur Theater, Film und Fernsehen bearbeitet.Mit 15 Zeichnungen von F. H. TownsendNull Papier Verlag

Tratto da "Jane Eyre o le memorie dunistitutrice", di Charlotte Bronte. Fratelli Treves Editori, Milano, 1904. Uscito nel 1847 e il capolavoro della scrittrice inglese Charlotte Bronte.Scritto in forma autobiografica, racconta levoluzione emotiva, morale e sentimentale di Jane Eyre. Grazie al suo porsi in dissonanza con i cliche dellepoca, fu accolto con successo gia al suo apparire. Molti i punti di forza del romanzo: descrizioni vivaci, realistiche e non pedanti, profonda psicologia dei personaggi, intensa analisi dei sentimenti e soprattutto la protagonista, Jane Eyre, dotata di integrita, indipendenza, forza interiore e passionalita.Nota: gli e-book editi da E-text in collaborazione con Liber Liber sono tutti privi di DRM; si possono quindi leggere su qualsiasi lettore di e-book, si possono copiare su piu dispositivi e, volendo, si possono anche modificare.Questo e-book aiuta il sito di Liber Liber, una mediateca che rende disponibili gratuitamente migliaia di capolavori della letteratura e della musica.

Narrated in the first person, William Crimsworth, describes his maturation, his loves and his eventual career as a professor at an all-girls school.

Romanzo che narra la storia di Jane, istitutrice presso la casa del tenebroso e affascinate signore di Rochester con il quale lentamente nascera un sentimento reciproco, ma limprovvisa ricomparsa della moglie creduta defunta, mandera a monte i propositi di un futuro felice insieme. Libro in lingua originale inglese con traduzione in italiano.

Initially published under the pseudonym Currer Bell in 1847, Charlotte Bronte''s Jane Eyre erupted onto the English literary scene, immediately winning the devotion of many of the world''s most renowned writers, including William Makepeace Thackeray, who declared it a work "of great genius." Widely regarded as a revolutionary novel, Bronte''s masterpiece introduced the world to a radical new type of heroine, one whose defiant virtue and moral courage departed sharply from the more acquiescent and malleable female characters of the day. Passionate, dramatic, and surprisingly modern, Jane Eyre endures as one of the world''s most beloved novels. This Modern Library Paperback Classics edition includes newly written explanatory notes.