The Secret History of Jane Eyre
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Copyright © 2017 by John Pfordresher
Material from The Brontës © Juliet Barker, published by Pegasus Books,
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Charlotte Brontë: The Evolution of Genius by Winifred Gerin (1969).
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The Library of Congress has cataloged the printed edition as follows:
Names: Pfordresher, John, author.
Title: The secret history of Jane Eyre : how Charlotte Brontë
wrote her masterpiece / John Pfordresher.
Description: First edition. | New York : W. W. Norton & Company, [2017] |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2017013160 | ISBN 9780393248876 (hardcover)
Subjects: LCSH: Brontë, Charlotte, 1816–1855. Jane Eyre. |
Brontë, Charlotte, 1816–1855—Authorship.
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