Jane Eyre - A Study Guide

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J a n e e y r e a s t u d y g u i d e b y f r a n c i s g i l b e r tpage 1Jane EyreCharlotte Bront N A X O S Y O U N G A D U L T C L A S S I C SASTUDYGUIDEby Francis GilbertContentsi n t r od u c t i on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5c on t e x t s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Understanding Contexts ........................................ ........... 7Contexts of Writing: Bront s Life ................................... 8Selected Reading on Bront s Life .................................... 11Contexts of Reading ........................................ .................. 11s t r u c t u re a n d t h e m e.

written long and brilliant sagas about them. But Charlotte, a keen reader of fiction, was sharp enough to know that these private fantasies wouldn’t sell. So she set about writing a more commercial novel, called The Professor, which, although rejected by a notable London publisher,

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