Book-It’s JANE EYRE: Beyond the Theatre
Book-It Repertory Theatre presents JANE EYRE by Charlotte Brontë, adapted and directed by Julie Beckman, from September 13 to October 14, 2018. Librarians at Seattle Public Library created this list of books and films to enhance your experience of the show.
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Jane Eyre's Sisters
Bower rejects Joseph Campbell’s model of the hero’s journey and proposes a radical, new heroic journey for women through the lens of 19th-century novels.
Format: Book
Availability: Available
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Governess
What was life actually like as a governess in the 19th century? “Not part of the family, not servants, yet not equals.” Brandon explores the economy, psychology, and sociology of governesses and the families they served.
Format: Book
Availability: Available
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Jane, the Fox & Me
An endearing children’s graphic novel that puts a modern spin on JANE EYRE, with a focus on how to overcome bullying.
Format: Graphic Novel
Availability: Available
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The Bronte Sisters
An engaging examination of Charlotte, Emily, and Anne’s lives and extraordinary insights into the human heart.
Format: Streaming Video
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Jane Steele
Rather than retelling Brontë’s classic, Faye pays homage to both it and other great works of literature with a very unconventional protagonist. Jane Steele is a “heroine whose murky past and murderous present remind us that some female behavior in other eras never made it into print.”--NPR
Format: Book
Availability: All copies in use
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The Eyre Affair
Thursday Next works as a detective in an alternate version of London, in which literary characters are alive and real. When a madman kidnaps Jane Eyre, Thursday is faced with the greatest challenge of her career.
Format: Book
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My Plain Jane
This young adult novel imagines Jane and Charlotte becoming fast friends after meeting at an unusual school. When Jane is recruited by a government agency due to her ability to communicate with ghosts, Charlotte, an aspiring writer, uses Jane’s adventures as inspiration for her first novel.
Format: Book
Availability: Available
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Jane Eyre
This critically acclaimed British film stars Samantha Morton as Jane and Ciarán Hinds as Mr. Rochester.
Format: DVD
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Jane Eyre
Aired in 2016, this 10-episode dramatization beautifully captures the timelessness of Brontë’s classic.
Format: Downloadable Audiobook
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