Jane Eyre takes place in 19th century rural Yorkshire. It’s a very ‘English novel’, because almost all the characters are English, and the protagonists clearly represent typical traits of Victorian England. Jane embodies an English appearance; she is pale, short, slim, with green eyes and russet hair. She also represents manners generally associated by anContinue reading “Jane Eyre, Europe and #Brexit #SundayBlogShare”
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20th June, 1837. The Birth of an Era: Victorian Britain
On Tuesday, 20th June 1837, at 6 o’clock in the morning, Princess Victoria was awoken by her mother, the Duchess of Kent, because the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Lord Chamberlain wished to see her. She greeted them in her dressing-gown and slippers, and they informed her that her Uncle, King William IV had diedContinue reading “20th June, 1837. The Birth of an Era: Victorian Britain”
Rereading Jane Eyre 