![]() ![]() ![]() The novel's earliest critics were "somewhat lacking in cordiality, but Mr. ![]() Charlotte… had learnt to combine extraordinary power of expressing passion with an equally surprising power of giving reality to her pictures which transfigures the commonest scenes and events in the light of genius… The second edition, dedicated to Thackeray, appeared in January 1848." (DNB). Jane Eyre achieved at once a surprising success. It was immediately accepted and published in 1847. When Charlotte Bronte, after having earlier manuscripts rejected by publishers, submitted Jane Eyre to Smith & Elder in 1847 under the pseudonym "Currer Bell," the firm "recognised its great power. ![]() Important second edition of Jane Eyre (printed only three months after the first edition), containing the first appearance of Bronte’s famous dedication to Thackeray, which contributed greatly to the success of Thackeray’s Vanity Fair. Octavo, 20th-century three-quarter red morocco gilt, raised bands, marbled endpapers, top edges gilt, uncut. RARE SECOND EDITION OF JANE EYRE, “THE MOST FAMOUS SECOND EDITION IN THE CHRONICLE OF VICTORIAN BIBLIOGRAPHY”, WITH THE FIRST APPEARANCE OF BRONTE’S FAMOUS DEDICATION TO THACKERAY ![]()
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