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Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre is alone in the world. Disliked by her aunt's family, she is sent away to school. Here she learns that a young girl, with neither money nor family to support her, can expect little from the world. She survives, but she wants more from life than simply to survive: she wants respect, and love. When she goes to work for Mr Rochester, she hopes she has found both at once. But the sound of strange laughter, late at night, behind a locked door, warns her that her troubles are only beginning.
128 pages, Paperback
First published January 31, 1991
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Clare West
150 books55 followersClare West has over twenty years' TEFL classroom experience in the UK and overseas, and has led workshops for teachers in Switzerland, the Netherlands, Greece, and Argentina. For most of her teaching career she was involved with long-stay students on Cambridge examination courses, and engaged in the development of strategies to improve students' reading and writing skills.
She is now a freelance author, with a special interest in the literary and cultural aspects of language learning. Current writing projects include contributing to the Oxford Bookworms Library and Dominoes series, writing supplementary materials such as grammar workbooks, as well as being the Series Editor for the Oxford Bookworms Playscripts series.
She is now a freelance author, with a special interest in the literary and cultural aspects of language learning. Current writing projects include contributing to the Oxford Bookworms Library and Dominoes series, writing supplementary materials such as grammar workbooks, as well as being the Series Editor for the Oxford Bookworms Playscripts series.
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September 3, 2025
Está claro que esta historia no es para mí. Intenté leer el libro original hace años y lo abandoné al poco de empezarlo porque me resultaba tedioso. Sin embargo, me topé con esta edición para estudiantes y pensé que, al ser una versión resumida y tener solo 100 páginas, me engancharía un poco más. Lamentablemente, no fue así. En general, la lectura me causó indiferencia y solo hubo algunos instantes en los que me interesó el devenir de los acontecimientos.
Jane Eyre no ha conocido nunca la felicidad. Sus padres murieron cuando era muy pequeña y su tía la trató siempre con dureza y desprecio. Tras ser enviada a un internado, su vida comenzó a cambiar, pero lo que supuso un antes y un después fue su llegada a Thornfield Hall. Con 18 años, Jane llega allí para trabajar como institutriz y conoce al señor Rochester, el dueño del lugar, quien le despertará sentimientos inesperados...
En general, y no sé si se debe a que es una edición adaptada, no noté el vínculo emocional entre Jane y los demás personajes. Hay amores, odios, resentimientos o encariñamientos que para mí surgen de forma apresurada y sin una base sólida. Lo de los personajes secundarios me daba un poco igual, pero lo que sí me decepcionó es lo que hay entre Jane y el señor Rochester, ya que él habla de magia en ella solo al mirarla por primera vez y no se ve la supuesta complicidad entre ambos. Me hubiera gustado que se explorara un poco más su relación y la complejidad de su situación.
De resto, es ver a Jane intentando superar un obstáculo tras otro, pero me pareció que lo hacía con cierta frialdad y que perdonaba algunas ofensas con demasiada facilidad.
Hay giros argumentales interesantes, lo malo es que no puedo ser objetiva con ellos porque sabía que iban a suceder. Aunque no había leído el libro, sí que he visto dos o tres de sus adaptaciones, así que era imposible que me pillaran por sorpresa. Lo que no puedo negar es que ayudan a generar más tensión en la trama.
Por su brevedad, no está mal para practicar el inglés y tener una idea básica sobre la novela original. A mí me ha servido como distracción ocasional y ya está.
Como dato, también quiero mencionar que se incluyen algunas fotos de una de las adaptaciones cinematográficas (una película británica de 1970) y eso te sirve para imaginarte mejor algunas escenas.
Jane Eyre no ha conocido nunca la felicidad. Sus padres murieron cuando era muy pequeña y su tía la trató siempre con dureza y desprecio. Tras ser enviada a un internado, su vida comenzó a cambiar, pero lo que supuso un antes y un después fue su llegada a Thornfield Hall. Con 18 años, Jane llega allí para trabajar como institutriz y conoce al señor Rochester, el dueño del lugar, quien le despertará sentimientos inesperados...
En general, y no sé si se debe a que es una edición adaptada, no noté el vínculo emocional entre Jane y los demás personajes. Hay amores, odios, resentimientos o encariñamientos que para mí surgen de forma apresurada y sin una base sólida. Lo de los personajes secundarios me daba un poco igual, pero lo que sí me decepcionó es lo que hay entre Jane y el señor Rochester, ya que él habla de magia en ella solo al mirarla por primera vez y no se ve la supuesta complicidad entre ambos. Me hubiera gustado que se explorara un poco más su relación y la complejidad de su situación.
De resto, es ver a Jane intentando superar un obstáculo tras otro, pero me pareció que lo hacía con cierta frialdad y que perdonaba algunas ofensas con demasiada facilidad.
Hay giros argumentales interesantes, lo malo es que no puedo ser objetiva con ellos porque sabía que iban a suceder. Aunque no había leído el libro, sí que he visto dos o tres de sus adaptaciones, así que era imposible que me pillaran por sorpresa. Lo que no puedo negar es que ayudan a generar más tensión en la trama.
Por su brevedad, no está mal para practicar el inglés y tener una idea básica sobre la novela original. A mí me ha servido como distracción ocasional y ya está.
Como dato, también quiero mencionar que se incluyen algunas fotos de una de las adaptaciones cinematográficas (una película británica de 1970) y eso te sirve para imaginarte mejor algunas escenas.
February 21, 2011
What an amazing read. There's just something about the story of Jane Eyre that makes me wanna read, watch or hear anything about it. I had already seen the movie, the 4 hs. version, and loved it. But to read the book was a completely different experience. You feel enriched by this amazing book, and you can't help it because the type of person Jane is makes you think about the type of person you are and you wanna be in the future. There's so much about this character, to see someone suffering so much and still be able to get the best of it and see the best in things makes you question yourself about your way of reacting about things. Sometimes we can react in a way that it too overreacted about some things and it isn't until we suffer a terrible faith that we realize how silly we have been all this time. IMHO it is the way we react about things what makes as best or worst human beings. Jane is the type of person who can make the best of every situation and you can't help but love her.I really believe this story is a must read and a book that will help you appreciate little things more.
But it's not only Jane who I loved in this book. Mr. Rochester was such an amazing hero. He was just perfect for Jane and exactly what she needed. He had to wait for his HEA and it took him a lot of suffering to get there, but he was after all 20 years older than Jane, and 20 years is a lot of time to make mistakes.
To sum up, I'll just say I loved every second of it and I can't wait to see any of the movies again,LOL.
But it's not only Jane who I loved in this book. Mr. Rochester was such an amazing hero. He was just perfect for Jane and exactly what she needed. He had to wait for his HEA and it took him a lot of suffering to get there, but he was after all 20 years older than Jane, and 20 years is a lot of time to make mistakes.
To sum up, I'll just say I loved every second of it and I can't wait to see any of the movies again,LOL.
October 16, 2017
باورم نمیشه پنج دادم :))
ولی خب واقعا قشنگ بود و لذت بردم ^-^
خط به خط که میخوندم صحنه های فیلم میومد جلو چشمم
ولی خب واقعا قشنگ بود و لذت بردم ^-^
خط به خط که میخوندم صحنه های فیلم میومد جلو چشمم
October 19, 2022
I read this book in purpose of improving my skill in English and the rating, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, is not about story, but is about its avail of enhancing my English abilities.
January 30, 2019
That was an interesting story and I think it can show you that EVERYTHING IS POSSIBLE !
March 11, 2021
The adaptation novel was just right for me! Even though it was difficult at first, I got myself immersed in it. I really liked Jane's Eyre perseverance and also the sense of adventure through the story.
I looked forward to reading the complete classic novel of Jane Eyre.
I looked forward to reading the complete classic novel of Jane Eyre.
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April 14, 2019Dear future students, wives, women
My name is Inez Yazami and I have read the book "Jane Eyre" by Clare West.Well to be correct the original author is Charlotte Bronte. She was an English novelist and poet who was born in the 18th century. Her life was pretty awesome if you realize where she came from. An era where women had no rights, or own will. She was the eldest of the three Brontë sisters who survived into adulthood and whose novels became classics of English literature. My story begins with searching through the web for an simple, funny but also moral book that could give me a message with moral and emotional content. I wanted to learn something from a book so I chose “Jane Eyre” adapted by Clare West in collaboration with the university of Oxford.
It is a book for people who aren’t that strong in English and to be fair I am not that strong in English but I still want to try it or give it an effort. When I started to read the book I was in an another world, a world where women didn’t have any right to live their life unless you were wealthy, and even then you were dependent of your husband. The story has given me another view on life especially as a woman. You need to know that the story is set in between the 18th century and 19th century, an era where women had nothing to say but then there was Jane Eyre who still belongs to society by breaking all the typical stereotypes. Despite her horrible life with a lot of disadvantages (no parents, money, beauty, or family) she still believes in herself, love and her capacities to mean something in a world run by men. She succeeds as an independent women who found the love of her life, the job and the life she always wanted to live without counting on anyone. Despite her problems, defects and the hurdles in life she had to take (expecting little form life) she never stopped to believe in herself and her dreams. She demands the world to accept her and not the other way around. That was pretty an impressive and revolutionary idea at that time. This book has lived up to my greatest expectations and much more. I recommend every girl, women even transgirl to read this book because you can’t take freedom for granted. You must have to earn it.
My name is Inez Yazami and I have read the book "Jane Eyre" by Clare West.Well to be correct the original author is Charlotte Bronte. She was an English novelist and poet who was born in the 18th century. Her life was pretty awesome if you realize where she came from. An era where women had no rights, or own will. She was the eldest of the three Brontë sisters who survived into adulthood and whose novels became classics of English literature. My story begins with searching through the web for an simple, funny but also moral book that could give me a message with moral and emotional content. I wanted to learn something from a book so I chose “Jane Eyre” adapted by Clare West in collaboration with the university of Oxford.
It is a book for people who aren’t that strong in English and to be fair I am not that strong in English but I still want to try it or give it an effort. When I started to read the book I was in an another world, a world where women didn’t have any right to live their life unless you were wealthy, and even then you were dependent of your husband. The story has given me another view on life especially as a woman. You need to know that the story is set in between the 18th century and 19th century, an era where women had nothing to say but then there was Jane Eyre who still belongs to society by breaking all the typical stereotypes. Despite her horrible life with a lot of disadvantages (no parents, money, beauty, or family) she still believes in herself, love and her capacities to mean something in a world run by men. She succeeds as an independent women who found the love of her life, the job and the life she always wanted to live without counting on anyone. Despite her problems, defects and the hurdles in life she had to take (expecting little form life) she never stopped to believe in herself and her dreams. She demands the world to accept her and not the other way around. That was pretty an impressive and revolutionary idea at that time. This book has lived up to my greatest expectations and much more. I recommend every girl, women even transgirl to read this book because you can’t take freedom for granted. You must have to earn it.
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November 12, 2021I read the book Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë,
it’s about a young girl called Jane Eyre whose parents died. she lives with her aunt but the aunt doesn’t treat her right: she gets sent to a boarding school. There she is until she turns 18. After that she becomes a governess for a little girl called Adèle, at Thornfield Haddon Hall, just south of Bakewell, Derbyshire she meets Mr. Rochester. But after a while she falls in love with him. She can’t hide her feelings anymore but all of a sudden he is going to marry a woman. She isn’t sweet, she is only beautiful and has a lot of money. While Jane stays at Thornfield, she hears someone’s weird laugh but not only that. She has a weird feeling when someone sets Mister Rochester room on fire. Thanks to Jane he gets out in time. After a while Jane and Mr. Rochester fall in love and decide to marry each other, but when they say ‘I do’ someone comes in and tells Jane that he is already married. So Jane leaves Thornfield and stays with a lovely family of just two sisters and a brother. She doesn’t tell her real last name and life story until one day when the brother comes home and finds out about Jane. She decides to tell the truth and finds out the two sisters and brother are her nieces and nephew. They inherit a lot of money and split it between them. She decides to go back to Mr. Rochester and it turns out there was a fire and he is blind now. They marry and live happily ever after.
My opinion was that I didn't like the Jane Eyre book because it was a very monotonous story with little suspense and adventure. I thought it was very strange that an 18-year-old girl was in love with a 35-year-old man, but maybe that was normal at the time. The book started very well but got worse as it started to end. It started when she was very young. I thought the use of time was very bad: for example when she went to the boarding school and left, she was much older. There are so many years not described in the book: they have erased many years of life. The moment I found out that Jane had to stand on the chair in the middle of the room and only dear Helen came to help I was excited and when Mr. Brocklehurst came into the boarding school and said that every girl should have short straight hair and he told the teacher she couldn't order any more food for the kids just because they couldn't eat their breakfast.
In the end I wouldn't recommend the book to people who love adventure because this book has more of a romance story and the mystery behind it is not the kind of mystery you get when you read an mystery book. I hope my review was helpful and you know now a little bit more about the book.
it’s about a young girl called Jane Eyre whose parents died. she lives with her aunt but the aunt doesn’t treat her right: she gets sent to a boarding school. There she is until she turns 18. After that she becomes a governess for a little girl called Adèle, at Thornfield Haddon Hall, just south of Bakewell, Derbyshire she meets Mr. Rochester. But after a while she falls in love with him. She can’t hide her feelings anymore but all of a sudden he is going to marry a woman. She isn’t sweet, she is only beautiful and has a lot of money. While Jane stays at Thornfield, she hears someone’s weird laugh but not only that. She has a weird feeling when someone sets Mister Rochester room on fire. Thanks to Jane he gets out in time. After a while Jane and Mr. Rochester fall in love and decide to marry each other, but when they say ‘I do’ someone comes in and tells Jane that he is already married. So Jane leaves Thornfield and stays with a lovely family of just two sisters and a brother. She doesn’t tell her real last name and life story until one day when the brother comes home and finds out about Jane. She decides to tell the truth and finds out the two sisters and brother are her nieces and nephew. They inherit a lot of money and split it between them. She decides to go back to Mr. Rochester and it turns out there was a fire and he is blind now. They marry and live happily ever after.
My opinion was that I didn't like the Jane Eyre book because it was a very monotonous story with little suspense and adventure. I thought it was very strange that an 18-year-old girl was in love with a 35-year-old man, but maybe that was normal at the time. The book started very well but got worse as it started to end. It started when she was very young. I thought the use of time was very bad: for example when she went to the boarding school and left, she was much older. There are so many years not described in the book: they have erased many years of life. The moment I found out that Jane had to stand on the chair in the middle of the room and only dear Helen came to help I was excited and when Mr. Brocklehurst came into the boarding school and said that every girl should have short straight hair and he told the teacher she couldn't order any more food for the kids just because they couldn't eat their breakfast.
In the end I wouldn't recommend the book to people who love adventure because this book has more of a romance story and the mystery behind it is not the kind of mystery you get when you read an mystery book. I hope my review was helpful and you know now a little bit more about the book.
October 10, 2019
The book is about an era in which men still have everything to say, and women are inferior. But then you have Jane, a girl who is not like all other women. She stood up for herself and was not dependent on anyone. She grew up with her aunt, where she was treated unjustly. She was sent to a school where everything was devoted to the Bible. Here she spent 8 years of her life and the last 2 years she was a teacher. After this she went to work for a rich family where she was the teacher of a young girl named Adèle. Her boss, mr Rochester, took care of Adèle after the death of her mother. She fell in love with him, but he was going to marry with a rich woman. After she confessed her feelings to him, everything changed. They were getting married, but one person did not approve of this since Mr Rochester was still married with another woman. Jane couldn't handle it and left him. She went to a school where she worked again as a teacher. One year later she met Mr. Rochester again and they fell in love again. They get married and got 1 child.
I like the book because it really takes you along so you always want to keep reading. One negative thing is that it is very hard to understand the book in the beginning because it jumps quickly from characters.
The book is absolutely worth it to read because you get a good view of the situation in which women live in that era. It is allowed be different and you don’t have to be the normal stereotype girl.
I like the book because it really takes you along so you always want to keep reading. One negative thing is that it is very hard to understand the book in the beginning because it jumps quickly from characters.
The book is absolutely worth it to read because you get a good view of the situation in which women live in that era. It is allowed be different and you don’t have to be the normal stereotype girl.
March 28, 2024
Prou amb els amors més raros, cosins, cecs, etc
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February 4, 2018
Although it was a book I had to read for school, I’ve enjoyed it.
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April 5, 2013It's a nice book!! It'a sad story, but I like it for its simply.
January 12, 2021
Kniha určitě dobrá, ale vadí mi tohle zkrácené vydání...🙈Tak že musím dát 2⭐️...
November 25, 2020
For language learners, like myself, this series is a big help.
But the story of Jane Eyre is just simply bad. I'm an atheist, and the amount of time they told her that "you will go to hell" has worn me out. I understand that the setting is in the 18th century (if I remember correctly), and that it had been written in that time period. It's just my opinion.
So, if you're an atheist, I don't recommend this book.
But the story of Jane Eyre is just simply bad. I'm an atheist, and the amount of time they told her that "you will go to hell" has worn me out. I understand that the setting is in the 18th century (if I remember correctly), and that it had been written in that time period. It's just my opinion.
So, if you're an atheist, I don't recommend this book.
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July 23, 2024
I found this simplified version for a great deal at the second-hand store, and it was a nice way to get a broader perspective of the store written by Charlotte Brontë.
I am eager to read the full version written by her now since I enjoyed reading this version.
Overall I would give this one a 3,5/5 stars just because it is simplified and not the original written story by Brontë but retold by Clara West.
I am eager to read the full version written by her now since I enjoyed reading this version.
Overall I would give this one a 3,5/5 stars just because it is simplified and not the original written story by Brontë but retold by Clara West.
September 20, 2017
I've read this book before.
I really like the story but just like the Dutch version I read, I think this version is also a short version.
So I plan on reading the full version of this story somewhere in the future. I've read this story 3 times already so I definitely recommend it.
I really like the story but just like the Dutch version I read, I think this version is also a short version.
So I plan on reading the full version of this story somewhere in the future. I've read this story 3 times already so I definitely recommend it.
April 14, 2020
رواية "جين آير" لجامعة أوكسفورد يكمن في ١٢٠ صفحة.
جين هي بنت تسكن مع زوجة أبيها "الآنسة ريد" ووالدها، يتوفى والدها وتعاملها الآنسة ريد بقسوة، وتستمر القصة.
اقتنيت الكتاب لتحسين لغتي وأعجبتني القصة لدرجة أني انغمست فيها ولم أشعر أني اقرأ لغة أجنبية، أنصح فيه لمن يريد تحسين لغته ولكن ليس للمتقن.
جين هي بنت تسكن مع زوجة أبيها "الآنسة ريد" ووالدها، يتوفى والدها وتعاملها الآنسة ريد بقسوة، وتستمر القصة.
اقتنيت الكتاب لتحسين لغتي وأعجبتني القصة لدرجة أني انغمست فيها ولم أشعر أني اقرأ لغة أجنبية، أنصح فيه لمن يريد تحسين لغته ولكن ليس للمتقن.
June 8, 2019
Muy bueno
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April 19, 2022I loved it, and i still am going to read the original one day.
January 25, 2023
3.75 Only reason it’s minus stars is because a 40 year old blind man is in love with her and also her cousin wanted to marry her 🤨
April 23, 2023
la forma de escribir de las brontë es MUY seria…
February 19, 2024
basura (culpa de la versión no del libro)
May 19, 2024
Remind me not to read anything even remotely romantic again 😑
October 21, 2024
literalmente el libro mas corto que me he leído porque es como para niños pequeños y la historia pasa muy rápido pero me ha gustado y creo que el original será muy bueno
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February 18, 2025One of my fav book for ever
December 15, 2025
so addicting lecture to a love story, I really enjoyed the reading as the words are so well-chosen and the plot is so well organized and keeps you intrigued about what will happen next...
April 22, 2019
This is definitely geared more towards middle graders. I couldn't keep a straight face through the book. The fighting is definitely not for me but the story and premise it's self was amazing. I just really dislike how much the dumbed it down.
2/5
2/5
March 25, 2021
جین ایر کتابی بود پر از ویژگی هایی که در هر کدام از قسمت ها خواننده رو با احساسات مختلفی درگیر می کند. من اصل کتاب را خواندم و بی نهایت لذت بردم ولی فکر می کنم که با ترجمه هم آن لذت خواندن وجود دارد.
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