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| The Illustrated Jane Eyre (Penguin Illustrated Classics) | 
 enlarge | Author: Charlotte Bronte
Creator: Dame Darcy
Publisher: Studio
Category: Book
List Price: $21.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 293078
Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Young Adult
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 560
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.1
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 6.2 x 1.4
ISBN: 0142005142
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.4
EAN: 9780142005149
ASIN: 0142005142
Publication Date: September 21, 2006
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Product Description
Charlotte Brontes sweeping Victorian romance is reborn through the striking illustrations of the inimitable Dame Darcy
A devoted readership will recognize Dame Darcy as the creator of highly original and off-kilter comic books. Here she uses her lavishly detailed illustrations to bring the best-loved Victorian novel Jane Eyre back into the spotlight. Darkly elegant illustrations draw back the novels curtain, revealing the depths of human depravity, despair, and ultimate redemption. Sure to impress traditional fans and newcomers alike, The Illustrated Jane Eyre updates the classic for a new era.
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 A Great Edition of a Classic Novel February 22, 2007
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
If you are a Jane Eyre fan, junkie, or a first time reader, this is a wonderful edition to pick up. Dame Darcy brings the Gothic elements to life in her illustrations with an artistic flourish. I love these illustrations! They both complement the novel and are great on their own. This book was great to have on hand in class discussion on Jane Eyre and gothic literature.
The text of this copy is the second edition of Jane Eyre with it's great preface by Bronte. It is a wonderful novel.
Loved the illustrations June 6, 2007
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
The illustrations in this book are wonderful and enhance the reading experience. I absolutely loved it.
 Horrid Illustrations for a Great Book. June 4, 2007
2 out of 10 found this review helpful
Excuse me? Is this edition a joke?
I enjoyed Jane Eyre quite thoroughly, and I will not summarize the plot here. It has been done elsewhere. This review concerns this particular edition.
Perhaps I might be harsh, but it looks to me as if Dame Darcy paid a fifth grader to do the illustrations in this book. She could use some serious formal training. Perhaps she was attempting to capture some type of gothic element in her illustrations, but these poor, poor drawings do not enhance (in fact they serve as a detriment to) the beautiful language of charlotte bronte's work. They really are quite terrible, heavy-handed drawings; Darcy really should bruch up on her pen work.
Perhaps they were executed under serious time constraints? Perhaps all she had access to were cheap bic pens and a half used crayola water color set? Perhaps Penguin books was looking for an illustrator to do these illustrations for dirt cheap and she? There aren't really any other excuses for the quality of the paltry illustrations in this edition.
Brilliant illustrations September 26, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This illustrated edition has gorgeous neo-victorian ink illustrations by Dame Darcy, reminiscent of the style of Edward Gorey, author/illustrator of "Amphigorey," among others. There weren't so many as to be distracting; only enough to make you anticipate one as the story reached an important turning point. Highly recommended for readers who enjoy a bit of contemporary art with their classic lit.
cool illustrations February 27, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The illustrations are appealing and really portray the emotion of the story.
My mom sent me this book as a present, and I immediately loved it; but that is perhaps because I have slightly gothic/victorian tastes and because the drawings remind me of myself. Not to mention, the story of Jane Eyre, which is classic and easy to read. I really enjoy the drawings by Dame Darcy. I also like the cover's design; it is actually the photograph of an antique book.
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