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Learn moreJane Eyre, the plain yet spirited governess, introduced a new kind of heroine to literature: one whose virtuous integrity, sharp intellect, and tireless perseverance broke through class barriers to win equal stature with the man she loved.
Orphaned and subject to a cruel regime at Lowood charity school, Jane nonetheless emerges unbroken in spirit and integrity. How she takes up the post of governess at Thornfield Hall, meets and loves Mr. Rochester, and discovers the impediment to their lawful marriage are elements in a story that transcends melodrama to portray a womanโs passionate search for a wider and richer life than that traditionally accorded to her sex in Victorian society.
Hailed by William Makepeace Thackeray as โthe masterwork of a great genius,โ this impassioned love story is still regarded, over a century after it first appeared, as one of the finest novels in literature.
Charlotte Brontรซ (1816โ1855) grew up in the isolated parsonage at Haworth, Yorkshire, where her father was curate. She and her sisters Emily and Anne thrived in fantasy worlds that drew on their voracious reading of Shakespeare, romantic, and gothic fiction. Charlotte was employed as a teacher and a governess before she began writing with her sisters. The Professor, her first novel, was rejected for publication until 1857, although Jane Eyre, published in 1847 under a pseudonym, achieved great success.
Wanda McCaddon (d. 2023) narrated well over six hundred titles for major audiobook publishers, sometimes with the pseudonym Nadia May or Donada Peters. She earned the prestigious Audio Award for best narration and numerous Earphones Awards. She was named a Golden Voice by AudioFile magazine.
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โJane Eyre was the book that made me want to write.โ
โWhat a joy to hear a favorite classic performed with excellence! Wanda McCaddonโs skill as a storyteller has the listener soon believing Jane Eyre is speaking directly to him or herโฆA timeless work flawlessly presented. Winner of the Audiofile Earphones Award.โ
โNarrator McCaddon pulls listeners deep into Brontรซโs most widely read work, producing a rewarding experience for lovers of the book and, even more critically, introducing newcomers to why the novel is so deeply admired.โ
โThe masterwork of a great genius.โ
โOne of my very favorites of all time is Jane Eyre. It simply has it allโa marvelous, compelling story told brilliantly.โ
โJane Eyre is full of drama: fires, storms, attempted murder, and a mad wife. โ
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