Jane Eyre: an Autobiography

Publisher Marketing: The novel begins with the titular character Jane Eyre living with her maternal uncle's family, the Reeds, as a result of her uncle's dying wish. The novel starts when Jane is ten years old and several years after her parents died of typhus. Mr. Reed was the only one in the Reed family to be kind to Jane. Jane's aunt Sarah Reed does not like her, treats her as a burden and discourages her children from associating with Jane. Mrs. Reed and her three children are abusive to Jane, both physically and emotionally. The servant Bessie proves to be Jane's only ally in the household even though Bessie sometimes harshly scolds Jane. Excluded from the family activities, Jane is incredibly unhappy with only a doll and occasionally books in which to find solace. One day, Jane is locked in the red room where her uncle died, and she panics after seeing visions of him. She is finally rescued when she is allowed to attend Lowood School for Girls, after the physician, Dr. Lloyd, convinces Mrs. Reed to send Jane away. Before Jane leaves, she confronts Mrs. Reed and declares that she'll never call her "aunt" again, that Mrs. Reed and her daughters, Georgiana, and Eliza are deceitful and that she'd tell everyone at Lowood how cruelly Mrs. Reed treated her ... Review Citations: Kliatt 11/01/2005 pg. 44 (EAN 9789626343579, Compact Disc) - *Starred Review Ingram Paperback Advance 05/01/2005 pg. 63 (EAN 9781416500247, Paperback) Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2006 pg. 327 (EAN 9780679994312, Library Binding) Kliatt 01/01/2005 pg. 45 (EAN 9780563526414, Compact Disc) Booklist 02/01/2005 pg. 986 (EAN 9780563526414, Compact Disc) Booklist 07/01/2003 pg. 1850 (EAN 9781593080075, Mass Market Paperbound) Library Journal 04/01/1994 (EAN 9780886463519, Analog Audio Cassette) Booklist 01/01/1997 pg. 828 (EAN 9780791040638, Library Binding) School Library Journal 04/01/1997 pg. 143 (EAN 9780791040638, Library Binding) Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/2006 pg. 110 (EAN 9780679405825, Hardcover) Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/2007 pg. 728 (EAN 9780679405825, Hardcover) Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/2010 pg. 67 (EAN 9780679405825, Hardcover) Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/2011 pg. 889 (EAN 9780679405825, Hardcover) Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/2014 pg. 91 (EAN 9780679405825, Hardcover) School Library Journal 07/01/2010 pg. 82 (EAN 9781607546672, Library Binding) Contributor Bio:  Bronte, Charlotte The eldest of the three Bront? sisters, Charlotte is best known for her novel Jane Eyre, which was published under the pseudonym Currer Bell. Bront?'s works were revolutionary for their time, reflecting a truthfulness about love and relationships that was not common in Victorian-era England. While Jane Eyre was, and continues to be, her most popular work, Charlotte Bront? published numerous works during her short life, including juvenilia, poetry, and the novels Shirley and Villette. Charlotte Bront? died in 1855, outliving both of her sisters, Anne and Emily. Collectively, the Bront? sisters' novels are considered literary standards that continue to influence modern writers.