Jane Eyre

"Charlotte Bronte's unique novel Jane Eyre set against the backdrop of the Yorkshire moors, is perenially popular as an epic love story and the triumph of the ordinary woman. The heroine, Jane Eyre is plain, ""so little, so pale"" with ""features so irregular and so marked"", ""sensible but not handsome"" but is yet an interesting character. Her indomitable spirit, sharp wit and sense of honour enable her to overcome the vicissitudes of life and a rigid social order. Jane Eyre is the story of an orphan told in her own words. The narrative is revealed retrospectively and chronologically. From the vantage points of the present the heroine Jane Eyre delves into her past. Though the sequence of her history is not altered, there are some omissions. Some chapters cover hours, others, years. This edition of the novel includes an elaborate and detailed introduction by Novy Kapadia and a chronology of dates and events. Moreover the five critical essays in this edition provide insights to the various and latest critical studies on Jane Eyre. Three of the essays are by eminent critics, Terry Eagleton, Elaine Showalter and Susan Meyer. The other two well-researched essays are by Pallavi Gupta and Rahul Sapru. This is the first ever mulipurpose edition of this novel and it provides stimulating and important perspectives to the students, scholars and the general reader."