Record Number |
532457 |
ISBN |
9780008150570 (hardback) |
Title |
Reader, I married him : stories inspired by Jane Eyre / edited by Tracy Chevalier. |
Publication details |
London : The Borough Press, 2016. |
Pagination etc. |
295 pages ; 22 cm. |
Summary Note |
This collection of original stories by today's finest women writers--including Tracy Chevalier, Francine Prose, Elizabeth McCracken, Tessa Hadley, Audrey Niffenegger, and more--takes inspiration from the opening line in Charlotte Brontèe's most beloved novel, Jane Eyre. A fixture in the literary canon, Charlotte Brontèe is revered by readers all over the world. Her novels featuring unforgettable, strong heroines still resonate with millions today. And who could forget one of literature's best-known lines: "Reader, I married him" from her classic novel Jane Eyre? Part of a remarkable family that produced three acclaimed female writers at a time in nineteenth-century Britain when few women wrote, and fewer were published, Brontâe has become a great source of inspiration to writers, especially women, ever since. Now in Reader, I Married Him, twenty of today's most celebrated women authors have spun original stories, using the opening line from Jane Eyre as a springboard for their own flights of imagination. |
Subject |
Short stories |
Added Entry |
Chevalier, Tracy editor. |
Hadley, Tessa My mother's wedding. |
Hall, Sarah Luxury hour. |
Dunmore, Helen Grace Poole her testimony. |
Gunn, Kirsty Dangerous dog. |
Briscoe, Joanna To hold. |
Gardam, Jane It's a man's life, ladies. |
Donoghue, Emma Since first I saw your face. |
Hill, Susan Reader, I married him. |
Prose, Francine Mirror. |
Links to Related Works |
Subject References:
Authors:
- Briscoe, Joanna .
- Chevalier, Tracy .
- Donoghue, Emma .
- Dunmore, Helen .
- Gardam, Jane .
- Gunn, Kirsty .
- Hadley, Tessa .
- Hall, Sarah .
- Hill, Susan .
- Prose, Francine .
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