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 * Booktalk Annotations: ** Gothic Romance/Classic and Science Fiction/Thriller


 * AUTHOR: ** Charlotte Brontë

 **TITLE:** Jane Eyre

 **PUBLICATION DATE:** 2006 Studio edition (originally published in 1847 by Smith, Elder, & Co.)

 **NUMBER OF PAGES:** 548

 **GEOGRAPHICAL SETTING:** Northern England

 **TIME PERIOD:** Early Victorian Era

 **PLOT SUMMARY:** When Jane Eyre secures employment as governess at Thornfield Hall she falls in love with the troubled Mr. Rochester. When Jane discovers Mr. Rochester’s sinful secrets, she is forced to make a decision that dramatically alters the course of her life. Full of cruelty and heartache, lust and betrayal, madness and suicide, //Jane Eyre// is a gothic romance classic that continues to rival today’s best literary fiction.

 **SUBJECT HEADINGS:** Bildungsroman, Classics, English Literature, Gothic, Governesses, Mental Illness, Orphans, Romance, Victorian Literature


 * APPEAL: ** Atmospheric, Character-driven, Compelling, Dark, Mysterious, Rich description, Romantic

 **SIMILAR AUTHORS:** Emily Brontë, Daphne du Maurier, Thomas Hardy, Mary Stewart


 * AUTHOR: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Jasper Fforde


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">TITLE: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> The Eyre Affair

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> **PLOT SUMMARY:** <span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Literary detective Thursday Next is on the hunt for the mega-villain Acheron Hades, who has kidnapped Jane Eyre. Thursday enters the novel to save Jane and what ensues is a raucous romp around Thornfield Hall as Thursday and Mr. Rochester try to restore order to Brontë’s masterpiece. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Full of quirky characters and masterful wordplay, //The Eyre Affair// is a wholly original and hilarious science fiction thriller.