
The Complete Novels of Charlotte Brontë
Jane Eyre + Shirley + Villette + The Professor + Emma (unfinished)By Charlotte BrontëLength79h 14m
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This carefully crafted ebook: "The Complete Novels of Charlotte Brontë" contains all 5 novels in one volume and is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Jane Eyre (1847) is a novel published under the pen name "Currer Bell." Jane Eyre was Charlotte Brontë's second novel, but the first to be published. It follows the emotions and experiences of its character, including her growth to adulthood, and her love for Mr. Rochester. The focus is on the gradual unfolding of Jane's moral and spiritual sensibility and all the events are coloured by a heightened intensity. The novel contains elements of social criticism, with a strong sense of morality at its core. Shirley is an 1849 social novel. It was Brontë's second published novel after Jane Eyre. The novel is set in Yorkshire in the period 1811–12, during the industrial depression resulting from the Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812. The novel is set against a backdrop of the Luddite uprisings in the Yorkshire textile industry. Villette (1853) was Charlotte Brontë's fourth novel. It was preceded by the posthumously published The Professor, her first, and then Jane Eyre and Shirley. After an unspecified family disaster, the protagonist Lucy Snowe travels from England to the fictional French-speaking city of Villette to teach at a girls' school, where she is drawn into adventure and romance. The Professor was the first novel by Charlotte Brontë. It was originally written before Jane Eyre and rejected by many publishing houses, but was eventually published posthumously in 1857. The book is the story of a young man, William Crimsworth, and is a first-person narrative from his perspective. It describes his maturation, his loves and his eventual career as a professor at an all-girls school. Emma (unfinished) Charlotte Brontë wrote only 20 pages of the manuscript, published posthumously in 1860. Another lady whom the name we don't know complete the later chapters.
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Length79 hrs 14 mins
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Publish dateNov 10, 2013
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Table of contents
1The Complete Novels of Charlotte Brontë: Jane Eyre + Shirley + Villette + The Professor + Emma (unfinished)
76CHAPTER XXXIV. CASE OF DOMESTIC PERSECUTION — REMARKABLE INSTANCE OF PIOUS PERSEVERANCE IN THE DISCHARGE OF RELIGIOUS DUTIES.
2PREFACE
77CHAPTER XXXV. WHEREIN MATTERS MAKE SOME PROGRESS, BUT NOT MUCH.
3NOTE TO THE THIRD EDITION
78CHAPTER XXXVI. WRITTEN IN THE SCHOOLROOM.
4CHAPTER I
79CHAPTER XXXVII. THE WINDING-UP.
5CHAPTER II
80CHAPTER I.
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6CHAPTER III
81CHAPTER II.
7CHAPTER IV
82CHAPTER III.
8CHAPTER V
83CHAPTER IV.
9CHAPTER VI
84CHAPTER V.
10CHAPTER VII
85CHAPTER VI.
11CHAPTER VIII
86CHAPTER VII.
12CHAPTER IX
87CHAPTER VIII.
13CHAPTER X
88CHAPTER IX.
14CHAPTER XI
89CHAPTER X.
15CHAPTER XII
90CHAPTER XI.
16CHAPTER XIII
91CHAPTER XII.
17CHAPTER XIV
92CHAPTER XIII.
18CHAPTER XV
93CHAPTER XIV.
19CHAPTER XVI
94CHAPTER XV.
20CHAPTER XVII
95CHAPTER XVI.
21CHAPTER XVIII
96CHAPTER XVII.
22CHAPTER XIX
97CHAPTER XVIII.
23CHAPTER XX
98CHAPTER XIX.
24CHAPTER XXI
99CHAPTER XX.
25CHAPTER XXII
100CHAPTER XXI.
26CHAPTER XXIII
101CHAPTER XXII.
27CHAPTER XXIV
102CHAPTER XXIII.
28CHAPTER XXV
103CHAPTER XXIV.
29CHAPTER XXVI
104CHAPTER XXV.
30CHAPTER XXVII
105CHAPTER XXVI.
31CHAPTER XXVIII
106CHAPTER XXVII.
32CHAPTER XXIX
107CHAPTER XXVIII.
33CHAPTER XXX
108CHAPTER XXIX.
34CHAPTER XXXI
109CHAPTER XXX.
35CHAPTER XXXII
110CHAPTER XXXI.
36CHAPTER XXXIII
111CHAPTER XXXII.
37CHAPTER XXXIV
112CHAPTER XXXIII.
38CHAPTER XXXV
113CHAPTER XXXIV.
39CHAPTER XXXVI
114CHAPTER XXXV
40CHAPTER XXXVII
115CHAPTER XXXVI.
41CHAPTER XXXVIII — CONCLUSION
116CHAPTER XXXVII.
42SHIRLEY
117CHAPTER XXXVIII.
43CHAPTER I. LEVITICAL.
118CHAPTER XXXIX.
44CHAPTER II. THE WAGONS.
119CHAPTER XL.
45CHAPTER III. MR. YORKE.
120CHAPTER XLI.
46CHAPTER IV. MR. YORKE (continued).
121CHAPTER XLII.
47CHAPTER V. HOLLOW’S COTTAGE.
122PREFACE.
48CHAPTER VI. CORIOLANUS.
123CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTORY.
49CHAPTER VII. THE CURATES AT TEA.
124CHAPTER II.
50CHAPTER VIII. NOAH AND MOSES.
125CHAPTER III.
51CHAPTER IX. BRIARMAINS.
126CHAPTER IV.
52CHAPTER X. OLD MAIDS.
127CHAPTER V.
53CHAPTER XI. FIELDHEAD.
128CHAPTER VI.
54CHAPTER XII. SHIRLEY AND CAROLINE.
129CHAPTER VII.
55CHAPTER XIII. FURTHER COMMUNICATIONS ON BUSINESS.
130CHAPTER VIII.
56CHAPTER XIV. SHIRLEY SEEKS TO BE SAVED BY WORKS.
131CHAPTER IX.
57CHAPTER XV. MR. DONNE’S EXODUS.
132CHAPTER X.
58CHAPTER XVI. WHITSUNTIDE.
133CHAPTER XI.
59CHAPTER XVII. THE SCHOOL FEAST.
134CHAPTER XII.
60CHAPTER XVIII. WHICH THE GENTEEL READER IS RECOMMENDED TO SKIP, LOW PERSONS BEING HERE INTRODUCED.
135CHAPTER XIII.
61CHAPTER XIX. A SUMMER NIGHT.
136CHAPTER XIV.
62CHAPTER XX. TOMORROW.
137CHAPTER XV.
63CHAPTER XXI. MRS. PRYOR.
138CHAPTER XVI.
64CHAPTER XXII. TWO LIVES.
139CHAPTER XVII.
65CHAPTER XXIII. AN EVENING OUT.
140CHAPTER XVIII.
66CHAPTER XXIV. THE VALLEY OF THE SHADOW OF DEATH.
141CHAPTER XIX.
67CHAPTER XXV. THE WEST WIND BLOWS.
142CHAPTER XX.
68CHAPTER XXVI. OLD COPY-BOOKS.
143CHAPTER XXI.
69CHAPTER XXVII. THE FIRST BLUESTOCKING.
144CHAPTER XXII
70CHAPTER XXVIII. PHŒBE.
145CHAPTER XXIII
71CHAPTER XXIX. LOUIS MOORE.
146CHAPTER XXIV.
72CHAPTER XXX. RUSHEDGE — A CONFESSIONAL.
147CHAPTER XXV.
73CHAPTER XXXI. UNCLE AND NIECE.
148CHAPTER I.
74CHAPTER XXXII. THE SCHOOLBOY AND THE WOOD-NYMPH.
149CHAPTER II.
75CHAPTER XXXIII. MARTIN’S TACTICS.