Charlotte Brontë
1) Jane Eyre
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English
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An extraordinary coming-of-age story featuring one of the most independent and strong-willed female protagonists in all of literature. A young woman looks back on her childhood in a harsh orphanage and describes her growing love for the man who employs her as a governess.
"Orphaned as a child, Jane has felt an outcast her whole young life. Her courage is tested once again when she arrives at Thornfield Hall, where she has been hired by the brooding,...
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Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Vampyres, zombies, and werewolves transform Charlotte Brontë's unforgettable masterpiece into an eerie paranormal adventure that will delight and terrify.
Raised by vampyre relatives, Jane grows to resent the lifestyle's effect on her upbringing. No sunlight, nighttime hours, and a diet of bloody red meat is no way for a mortal girl to live. Things change for Jane when the ghost of her uncle visits her, imparts her parents' slayer history,
...3) Shirley
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English
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Set during the Napoleonic wars at a time of national economic struggles, Shirley is an unsentimental yet passionate depiction of conflict among classes, sexes, and generations. Struggling manufacturer Robert Moore considers marriage to the wealthy and independent Shirley Keeldar, yet his heart lies with his cousin Caroline. Shirley, meanwhile, is in love with Robert's brother, an impoverished tutor. As industrial unrest builds to a potentially fatal...
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English
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From the moment of his adoption by the Earnshaws, the foundling boy Heathcliff devotes himself to their young daughter Catherine. Growing up together, the two share a love that blossoms into romance, until Catherine's hurtful betrayal. But Heathcliff's emotions know no bounds and acknowledge no limits--not even death. Determined to secure the family estate of Wuthering Heights as his own, the tyrannical Heathcliff vents his bitterness on his and Catherine's...
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
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On his eighth birthday, Edward Rochester is banished from his beloved Thornfield Hall to learn his place in life. His journey eventually takes him to Jamaica where, as a young man, he becomes entangled with an enticing heiress and makes a choice that will haunt him. It is only when he finally returns home and encounters one stubborn, plain, young governess, that Edward can see any chance of redemption - and love.
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English
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"In this empowering Black queer romance reimagining of Charlotte Brontë's classic novel, Jane Eyre, the new governess at Thornfield Hall discovers her cruel employer has locked away his wife as revenge for withholding her inheritance and, as his dark plan unfolds, must find a way to save this woman she's come to love"--
Author
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
144 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
In graphic novel format, presents an adaptation of Bronte's story about an orphaned young English woman who accepts employment as a governess at Thornfield Hall, a country estate owned by the mysterious and remote Mr. Rochester.
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Series
Lady Janies volume 2
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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You may think you know the story. Penniless orphan Jane Eyre begins a new life as a governess at Thornfield Hall, where she meets one dark, brooding Mr. Rochester-- and, Reader, she marries him. Or does she? Prepare for an adventure of Gothic proportions, in which all is not as it seems, a certain gentleman is hiding more than skeletons in his closets, and orphan Jane Eyre, aspiring author Charlotte Bronte, and supernatural investigator Alexander...
10) Jane
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Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, chiefly color ; 24 cm
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English
Description
"A powerful modern day reimagining of Charlotte Brontë's classic novel Jane Eyre. Jane learns that in the world of New York's elite, secrets are the greatest extravagance and she must decide if she should trust the man she loves or do whatever it takes to protect her best friend from the consequences of his deception"--Provided by publisher.
"Growing up in an unhappy family in a small New England town, Jane dreamed of escaping to New York City to...
12) Jane Eyre
Series
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (311 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Charlotte Brontë's story of an orphan who grows up to become governess of a mansion, and who carries a tormented love for a man named Mr. Rochester.
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Pub. Date
[2011]
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2 videodiscs (approximately 215 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Emma: This is the story of a rich, clever, and beautiful young woman who can't resist orchestrating other people's lives. As her romantic plans go ridiculously wrong, however, it's Emma herself who risks missing out on her perfect match. Jane Eyre: Charlotte Brontë's moving story of the improbable love between a young governess and her mysterious and tragic employer.
14) Emma
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Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 3 hr., 35 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
Description
Emma: A rich, clever and beautiful young woman can't resist orchestrating other people's love lives. As her romantic plans go ridiculously wrong, however, it's Emma herself who risks missing out on her perfect match.
Jane Eyre: Young governess Jane Eyre falls in love with Mr. Rochester, but they must overcome the dark secrets of his past before they can truly find happiness.
Series
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
5 videodiscs (approximately 635 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (11 pages : 18 cm) and memorabilia collection (23 items) in envelope (13 x 20 cm) inside DVD container cover.
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English
Description
Great Expectations: "Nothing is quite as it seems for young orphan Pip in this superb retelling of Dickens' classic coming-of-age novel..." -cover.
Jane Eyre: "When a lonely young governess falls in love with the father of her new student at Thornfield Hall, things finally appear to be going well for Jane Eyre. However, Jane and Mr. Rochester are haunted by the mysteries of their past lives..." -cover.
Wuthering Heights: "The fiery romance of Heathcliff...
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Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
115 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
"After a miserable childhood, a job offer at Thornfield Hall seems to promise Jane Eyre a brighter future. But haunting, joyless laughter echoes along Thornfield Hall's corridors. Strange things happen in the dead of night. Secrets lurk in the attic."--
17) Jane Slayre
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Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
12 sound discs (14 hr., 30 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
Description
Raised by vampire relatives, Jane grows to resent the lifestyles effect on her upbringing. No sunlight, keeping nighttime hours, and a diet of bloody red meat is no way for a mortal girl to live. Things change for Jane when the ghost of her uncle visits her, imparts her parents' slayer history, and charges her with the responsibility of striking out to find others of her kind and learn the slayer ways. After trying her luck at a school full of zombies,...
18) Jane Eyre
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Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
318 pages : illustrations; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
As an orphaned child, Jane Eyre is first cruelly treated by her aunt, then cast out and sent to a charity school. Though she meets with further hardship, she receives an education, and eventually takes a job as a governess at the estate of Edward Rochester. Jane and Mr. Rochester begin to bond, but his dark moods trouble her. When Jane uncovers the terrible secret Rochester has been hiding, she flees and finds temporary refuge at the home of St. John...
20) Jane Eyre
Series
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Jane Eyre is the orphan girl who secures a position as a governess to the ward of Edward Rochester, lord of an English manor house call Thornfield, whose halls hide a dark and sinister secret.