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Jane Eyre

Charlotte Brontë

Start date: September 1, 2013

Finish date: September 30, 2013

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Mar 30, 2010 Ginny rated it really liked it

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This was the beginning of my fascination with the Brontes. The summer I was 12, I rode my bike to our library and asked where i would find Jane Eyre. I took it home, reading it in my sister’s old bedroom. My sister’s room seemed haunted and matched my mood and that of the book.

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Feb 17, 2011 Meghan rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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"It is in vain to say human beings ought to be satisfied with tranquility: they must have action; and they will make it if they cannot find it. Millions are condemned to a stiller doom than mine, and millions are in silent revolt against their lot."

"As to the mouth, it delights at times in laughter; it is disposed to impart all that the brain conceives; though I daresay it would be silent on much the heart experiences. Mobile and flexible, it was never intended to be compressed in the eternal si ...more

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Jan 17, 2012 ~Calyre~ rated it it was amazing

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Je voyais les autres sourire ou rire... ce n'était rien; il y avait autant d'âme dans la lumière d'une bougie que dans leur sourire, autant de signification dans le tintement d'une clochette que dans leur rire.

La bonne fortune ouvre merveilleusement la main en même temps que le cœur; donner un peu lorsque nous avons beaucoup reçu, c'est accorder libre cours à un débordement inusité des sensations. ...more

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May 30, 2010 Amle rated it it was amazing

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May 31, 2010 Misha rated it really liked it

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