Jane Eyre : The Official Broadway Edition [Paperback]

Charlotte Bronte (Author), Diane Johnson (Introduction)

Book Description

Series: Modern Library Classics | Publication Date: November 28, 2000

Initially published under the pseudonym Currer Bell in 1847, Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre erupted onto the English literary scene, immediately winning the devotion of many of the world's most renowned writers, including William Makepeace Thackeray, who declared it a work "of great genius." Passionate, dramatic, and surprisingly modern, Jane Eyre endures as one of the world's most beloved novels. This Modern Library Paperback Classics edition includes a new Introduction by Diane Johnson, the National Book Award-nominated author of many novels, including Le Mariage and Le Divorce.

The timeless story of Jane Eyre has arrived on Broadway as a spectacular new musical from an all-star production team, consisting of John Caird (Les Misérables, Nicholas Nickleby), who adapted and staged (with Scott Schwartz);  composer Paul Gordon; designer John Napier (Cats, Les Misérables, Sunset Boulevard); costume designer Andreane Neofitou (Les Misérables, Miss Saigon); and lighting designers Jules Fisher and Peggy Eisenhauer, six-time winners of the Tonytm Award.
        
Jane Eyre: The Musical, live at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre
www.JaneEyreonBroadway.com
Original cast album available from Sony Classical

Editorial Reviews

Review

"At the end we are steeped through and through with the genius, the vehemence, the indignation of Charlotte Brontë."
--Virginia Woolf

"The novel that cries out for the stage has gotten the stage. The story is
beautifully adapted and acted."
--Clive Barnes, The New York Post

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"At the end we are steeped through and through with the genius, the vehemence, the indignation of Charlotte Brontë."
--Virginia Woolf

"The novel that cries out for the stage has gotten the stage. The story is
beautifully adapted and acted."
--Clive Barnes, The New York Post

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Product Details

• Paperback: 752 pages
• Publisher: Modern Library; 3 edition (November 28, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0375757600
• ISBN-13: 978-0375757600
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.1 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,779,009 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Version of a Marvelous Book!, April 9, 2001

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Sarah A (Brooklyn, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Jane Eyre : The Official Broadway Edition (Paperback)

I firmly believe that Jane Eyre is the best novel ever written. I could go on for hours about the passionate writing, the beautiful symbolism, and the utterly engaging plot. However, since many reviews have been written on this novel, I'm going to focus my review on what makes this specific edition of the book so special. The Official Broadway version has a gorgeous cover shot from the new musical and gorgeous, easy to read typeface, but more importantly, about 10 pages of explanatory footnotes and commentaries from 8 distinguished authors and critics like Virginia Woolf and Charlotte Bronte herself. If you've seen the breathtakingly exquisite Broadway musical, this book would be a perfect keepsake to remember the fantastic time you undoubtedly had. If not, the extras included in the book make it a wonderful purchase anyway.