Jane Eyre the Graphic Novel: Quick Text

by Charlotte Brontë

Book Overview

Jane Eyre is a plain, determined and intelligent child. Orphaned and poor, she is adopted by her Aunt and Uncle Reed. The death of Uncle Reed allows her unpleasant aunt to send her away to a grim charity school, where she continues her harsh upbringing, but is given the education that finally frees her. Once old enough, she becomes a teacher and takes the role of governess in a large manor house, where she falls in love with her employer. But Rochester...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1906332487
• ISBN13: 9781906332488
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Classical Comics
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.6" x 9.6"
• Age Range: 9 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 4 and higher

Customer Reviews

Good Read and Graphics

I bought this book as a birthday gift for my sister. My sister is a big fan of Jane Eyre. She could not wait to read it and check out the graphics. It was a good purchase.

Good

I felt it chould have been a lot better. I whould have like it in hardback. There are options of having this in org text, which is what I got or a more simple text. It kept true to the story and was very well done. I felt the art work chould have been better.

Darling Book

The point of creating the Graphic Novel is to encourage today's students to go back to the original and enjoy it more. Ooops, I gave the game away! :) The Comic's text has been wonderfully abridged, and Americanized (hence the "Huh?" Jane says). I suggest renting the 1973 BBC version, if your Blockbuster has it. The 1983 version is adequate: I believe Mr. Dalton did not have a "Jane" who challenged him. Teased him. Stuck a sly penknife, so to speak, under his ear. Mr. Jayston and Miss Cusack, however, take the witty script and run with it.

Wonderful!

I do not have any experience with graphic novels or comics beyond the random flipping through of my cousin's Batman comics. I found the Graphic Novel version of Jane Eyre to be completely interesting and engaging. The illustrations were magnificent. They really brought the story of Jane Eyre to life. The language was almost exactly the same as the novel. There was once jarring moment where Jane says "Huh?". It just didn't fit with the language of the rest of the comic. This graphic novel and other graphic novels like it would be excellent in the school atmosphere where some students would be more likely to read and enjoy a graphic novel rather than the novel itself. These graphic novels are beautifully illustrated and remain true to the novels they are based on. I will definitely be buying more of them and hope and pray they make one for Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility.