Category Archives: the Jane Eyre project

First Fridays project — month 4

We began in January in subzero weather, and today we awaken still to a fresh dusting of snow on the roofs of April. Meanwhile, reading through Simon Callow’s sparkling biography of Orson Welles, pursuant to the Jane Eyre project, I … Continue reading

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The Jane Eyre project: we finish the 1983 film version (Dickensian authenticity vs. Byronic storms)

I have two complaints only. One, we cannot have Mr. Rochester crying. I’m terribly sorry, even while I happily affirm Timothy Dalton’s performance is excellent in this painful scene. But when Charlotte Bronte has him weep in Jane’s presence, one … Continue reading

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