EVERYMAN’s LIBRARY
Herewith our current stock of fiction and nonfiction titles from the fine Everyman’s Library. All hardcovers, all sewn-bound with a silk ribbon to keep your place, all with a chronology of the author’s life and literary and world events, all with discerning introductions, all with appropriate notes supporting the texts. I will write more soon about the long and honorable history of Everyman’s Library, its high production values, and the special features in every volume. For now, enjoy!
The listings are alphabetical by author’s last name.
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre, a penniless orphan, is engaged as governess at Thornfield Hall by the mysterious Mr Rochester. Her integrity and independence are tested to the limit as their love for each other grows, and the secrets of Mr Rochester’s past are revealed.
Charlotte Brontë’s novel about the passionate love between Jane Eyre, a young girl alone in the world, and the rich, brilliant, domineering Rochester has, ever since its publication in 1847, 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 affirmation of the prerogatives of the heart in the face of disappointment and misfortune.
Jane Eyre has enjoyed huge popularity since first publication, and its success owes much to its exceptional emotional power.