「愛」不是與生俱來，而是在每一次傾聽、擁抱與目光交會中加深牽絆，踏出一條不會回頭、最割捨不下的追愛旅程。如何愛得純粹、愛得簡單？從小失去親情關愛的孤女，遇上生命中最不堪面對的難題，她選擇跨過破碎廢墟，勇敢追愛！「吾輩走在夏綠蒂以其天才、熱情與激昂所鋪陳的文學大道上。」──英國作家吳爾芙 Virginia Woolf●《時代》雜誌精選世界十大經典作品●BBC百大經典小說第十名●維多利亞時期哥德式小說必讀作【關於《簡．愛》】自幼父母雙亡的簡．愛，縱有收養她的舅媽一家供應食宿，也掩蓋不了親戚們無止盡的身心苛待帶給她的陰影，年滿十歲便被輾轉送進羅沃德公益學院就讀。簡．愛在學校裡熬過種種試煉，成為一名出色的老師，隨後來到桑費爾德莊園擔任家庭教師。在偌大的莊園裡，她邂逅了生命裡的摯愛、體會了幸福的真諦，卻在即將披上白紗步入禮堂前失去一切。再度落入孑然一身的處境，孤女簡．愛又該如何面對往後的人生呢？《簡愛》融合驚悚詭譎的氛圍、曲折多變的情節鋪排，輔以人物強烈的情緒張力，可視為維多利亞時期哥德式小說的經典作品。更藉由在各種英式古宅內的場景轉換，呈現簡．愛在經歷諸多人生變故後的蛻變，以無比勇氣與對真愛的忠實信仰，迎向恆久幸福最終的微笑與懷抱。【佳句節選】●人本來就無法完美無缺，皎潔的明月也有陰影出現的時候；但總有人只看到微不足道的陰影，卻忽略了整個星球所發出的耀眼光芒。●我記起了真實世界是廣大的，是希望和恐懼參半，是感覺和激動交集，等待有勇氣進入它浩瀚領域的人去冒險、去探索真知識。●假如我忘了自己的身分，忘了自己受過的教育，無論有任何藉口、理由、誘惑，只要我成為這些可憐女孩的繼任者，總有一天，他會用同樣輕蔑的態度看待我。●我這時頓悟到，自己坐在一個凡人的腳邊，他和我一樣都會犯錯。我和一個與我同等、可以與之爭辯論理的人在一起，只要我認為適當，自然可以反抗他。●我知道下一次會是由一雙陌生的手寫信給我，說這個良善又忠心的神的僕人終於蒙上主召喚。但在他的臨終時刻，他的希望是確定的，他的信念堅定不移，我又何必為此哭泣呢？
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The orphaned Jane Eyre suffers under cruel guardians, a harsh employer and a rigid social order. But her plain appearance belies her indomitable spirit, sharp wit and great courage. When she goes to T
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