Jane Eyre
By: by Charlotte Brontë ; adapted by Sara Thomson; illustrated by Richard Lauter.
Contributors: Lauter, Richard, ill.
Series: The Young collector's illustrated classics
Publisher: Masterwork Books
Published: 2000
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 189
Subjects: Governesses -- Fiction.; Fathers and daughters -- Fiction.; Mentally ill women -- Fiction.; Charity-schools -- Fiction.; Married people -- Fiction.; Country homes -- Fiction.; Young women -- Fiction.; Orphans -- Fiction.; Orphans -- Fiction.; Governesses -- Fiction.; England -- Fiction.; England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction.; Great Britain -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction.
Genres: Fiction.
Description: On cover: "...this classic story shows how a young woman can overcome adversity and find true happiness. After her uncle dies, young Jane Eyre is terribly mistreated by her aunt and cousins. She is quickly sent away to a girls' school, where life is not much better. But Jane loves books and learning, and she becomes the first in her class. She goes on to teach, then takes a position with Mr. Rochester, working as a governess. At his mansion, life changes dramatically."