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The secret history of Jane Eyre : how Charlotte Brontë wrote her masterpiece / John Pfordresher.

Author/creator Pfordresher, John author.
Format Book and Print
EditionFirst edition.
Publication Info New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2017]
Description254 pages ; 25 cm
Subject(s)
Contents Secret history -- The red-room -- Injustice -- The first girl -- A situation -- The master -- Cord of communion -- The fury -- Desolation -- Perfect congeniality -- An independent woman.
Abstract The story behind Charlotte Brontë's beloved classic examines how and why she emphatically concealed her authorship from even her closest friends to hide difficult parallels in her own life, including an invalid father, a dissolute sibling, and her passion for a married man.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages [227]-242) and index.
LCCN 2017013160
ISBN9780393248876 hardcover
ISBN0393248879 hardcover

Available Items

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks PR4167 .J5 P46 2017 ✔ Available Place Hold