Jane Eyre

New York: Thomas Y. Crowell and Co, 1890. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Boards lightly soiled, a few spots on edges and in margins of a few pages, hinges weakening, pencil name on front endpaper. 1890 Hard Cover. x, 347, vi, 313 pp. Pink cloth, gilt titles, gilt and green decorations, top edge gilt. Frontispiece appears to be reproduced from an etching, portrait of author with vignette heading to chapter one, in-line illustrations, and 15 engraved plates (one of which is not noted in the lists of illustrations). Throughout the hardships of her childhood - spent with a severe aunt and abusive cousin, and later at the austere Lowood charity school - Jane Eyre clings to a sense of self-worth, despite of her treatment from those close to her. At the age of eighteen, sick of her narrow existence, she seeks work as a governess. The monotony of Jane's new life at Thornfield Hall is broken up by the arrival of her peculiar and changeful employer, Mr. Rochester. Routine at the mansion is further disrupted by mysterious incidents that draw the pair closer together but which, once explained, threaten Jane's happiness and integrity. (Inventory #: 2348924)