Orphaned as a child, Jane Eyre endures a harsh upbringing at the hands of her cruel aunt and the severe conditions at Lowood School. Despite her hardships, she emerges as a strong and independent young woman. Taking up the position of governess at Thornfield Hall, Jane finds herself captivated by its enigmatic master, Mr. Rochester. As she navigates the complexities…
You can always count on a murderer for a fancy prose style. Humbert Humbert, a European intellectual adrift in America, is a middle-aged college professor. Haunted by memories of a lost adolescent love, he falls outrageously (and illegally) in lust with his landlady's twelve-year- old daughter Dolores Haze. Obsessed, he'll do anything, will commit any crime, to possess his Lolita.…
