| Description |
xxvi, 151 p. ; 20 cm. |
| Series |
Penguin modern classics.
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| Summary |
A well-received work of fiction, it takes its theme from the novel Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. The book details the life of Antoinette Mason (known in Jane Eyre as Bertha), a West Indian who marries an unnamed man in Jamaica and returns with him to his home in England. Locked in a loveless marriage and settled in an inhospitable climate, Antoinette goes mad and is frequently violent. Her husband confines her to the attic of his house at Thornfield. Only he and Grace Poole, the attendant he has hired to care for her, know of Antoinette's existence. The reader gradually learns that Antoinette's unnamed husband is Mr. Rochester, later to become the beloved of Jane Eyre. Much of the action of the novel takes place in the West Indies. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Subject |
British -- West Indies -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction.
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Creoles -- West Indies -- Fiction.
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Jamaica -- Fiction.
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West Indies -- Social life and customs -- Fiction.
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| Added Author |
Smith, Angela, 1941-
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| ISBN |
0141182857 |
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9780141182858 |
| Standard No. |
UKM bA017249 |
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NLGGC 190376287 |
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NZ1 4744082 |
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