Stop What You’re Doing and Read…To Your Partner: Jane Eyre & Anna Karenina

Charlotte Bronte and Leo Tolstoy

Overview

<p><b>To mark the publication of<i> Stop What You're Doing and Read This!,</i> a collection of essays celebrating reading, Vintage Classics are releasing 12 limited edition themed ebook 'bundles', to tempt readers to discover and rediscover great books. </b></p><p>JANE EYRE<br>As an orphan, Jane's childhood is not an easy one but her independence and strength of character keep her going through the miseries inflicted by cruel relatives and a brutal school. However, her biggest challenge is yet to come. Taking a job as a governess in a house full of secrets, for a passionate man she grows more and more attracted to, ultimately forces Jane to call on all her resources in order to hold on to her beliefs.</p><p>ANNA KARENINA<br>Set against the backdrop of Russian high society, Tolstoy charts the course of the doomed love affair between Anna, a beautiful married woman, and Count Vronsky, a wealthy army officer. Although she initially resists his charms Anna eventually succumbs, falling passionately in love and setting in motion a chain of events that lead to her downfall.</p>

Details
Vintage Digital
9781448130603
Kindle Edition
2012
EN
1584 pages
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