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‘The next day commenced as before, getting up and dressing by rushlight; but this morning we were obliged to dispense with the ceremony of washing: the water in the pitchers was frozen. A change had taken place in the weather the preceding evening, and a keen north-east wind, whistling through the c...
Jane Eyre is one of those books that I can talk about for hours on end, but whenever I try to write a review on it I get stuck. Let's give this another go.Jane is taken in by her aunt after her parents died. Originally it was her uncle who had claimed her but before he died as well he asked his wife...
I really dug the first half of Jane Eyre. The characterization is wonderful; the writing is first-class. What threw me, halfway through, was the lunatic wife; I'd been cruising along with this well-done romance, and then all of a sudden this outsized dramatic event occurred, and it kinda piqued me...
I skimmed through this prior to attending the lecture and discussion sponsored by the Kansas City Public Library as the second of four novels in their 'A Taste of Victorian Literature' series. For a full report on the event, please visit my blog post entitled 'Charlotte Bronte Burns Through the Coo...
Excerpt from Linus's Blanket - Compelling story about an orphan who embarks on an unconventional relationship with her employer. Strong start deteriorates into absurd coincidences furthering the story to its conclusion.
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