But all through the book, Jane refuses to smile. That isn't to say that she's never happy (although you wouldn't be super chipper, either, if you were an orphan forced to go to an evil school where ...

The questions in this quiz are suitable for GCSE English Literature students studying the plot summary of Jane Eyre. If you struggled with the quiz, don't panic - we've got you! You can revise the ...

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I was hooked by “Jane Steele” when I first heard the premise: a retelling of Charlotte Bronte’s “Jane Eyre,” with the heroine as a serial killer. Beyond that, I wasn’t sure how the book would actually ...

The first time I read Jane Eyre, I hated it. I was in sixth grade, and all I can remember thinking is, “Why does this character continuously mention how she’s not beautiful?” Years later, I decided to ...

Let's say you've read every classic 19th century woman's novel, every canonical retelling of those novels, the more recent mashups (like "Pride & Prejudice & Zombies" and "Android Karenina"), and yet ...

Given the vast amount of contemporary children’s fiction being published in Britain, it may seem surprising that authors spend so much time tampering with the classics. In the last few years, there ...

Three-fourths thriller and one part reimagined classic, “The Wife Upstairs” is a feisty Southern charmer that’s twisty enough to make dinners late in kitchens everywhere. Taking plot and character ...