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Jane Eyre
- Author
- Charlotte Brontë
- Narrator
- Anna Popplewell
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Publish Date
- 26 September 2019
- Run Time
- 22 hours 52 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Classic fiction: literary and general, Fiction: gothic, Narrative theme: interior life / psychological fiction, Narrative theme: coming of age, Narrative theme: love / relationships
- Rating
- 4.0 (2 reviews)
What to expect
Brought to you by Penguin.
This Penguin Classic is performed by Anna Popplewell, best known for her leading role as Susan Pevensie in The Chronicles of Narnia films. This definitive recording includes an Introduction by Stevie Davies.
Orphaned Jane Eyre grows up in the home of her heartless aunt, where she endures loneliness and cruelty, and at a charity school with a harsh regime. This troubled childhood strengthens Jane's natural independence and spirit - which prove necessary when she finds a position as governess at Thornfield Hall. But when she finds love with her sardonic employer, Rochester, the discovery of his terrible secret forces her to make a choice. Should she stay with him and live with the consequences, or follow her convictions, even if it means leaving the man she loves? A novel of intense power and intrigue, Jane Eyre (1847) dazzled and shocked readers with its passionate depiction of a woman's search for equality and freedom.
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Details
- Author
- Charlotte Brontë
- Narrator
- Anna Popplewell
- Duration
- 22 hours 52 minutes
- Release Date
- 26 September 2019
- ISBN
- 9780241438695
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Genre
- Classic fiction: literary and general, Fiction: gothic, Narrative theme: interior life / psychological fiction, Narrative theme: coming of age, Narrative theme: love / relationships
- Rating
- 4.0(2 reviews)
- Narration
- 5.0(2 reviews)
Synopsis
Brought to you by Penguin.This Penguin Classic is performed by Anna Popplewell, best known for her leading role as Susan Pevensie in The Chronicles of Narnia films. This definitive recording includes an Introduction by Stevie Davies.Orphaned Jane Eyre grows up in the home of her heartless aunt, where she endures loneliness and cruelty, and at a charity school with a harsh regime. This troubled childhood strengthens Jane's natural independence and spirit - which prove necessary when she finds a position as governess at Thornfield Hall. But when she finds love with her sardonic employer, Rochester, the discovery of his terrible secret forces her to make a choice. Should she stay with him and live with the consequences, or follow her convictions, even if it means leaving the man she loves? A novel of intense power and intrigue, Jane Eyre (1847) dazzled and shocked readers with its passionate depiction of a woman's search for equality and freedom.
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