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Unknown | Report | 12 Aug 2005 15:58 |
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Why did Charlotte Bronte cause a storm by dedicating Jane Eyre to the novelist William Thackeray? |
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Poolie Girl | Report | 12 Aug 2005 16:02 |
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Was he a married man? Beth :) |
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Glenys the Menace! | Report | 12 Aug 2005 16:10 |
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Beth, you beat me to it! Great minds think alike! (Or is it dirty minds, lol). |
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Unknown | Report | 12 Aug 2005 16:14 |
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Yes, but there was a bit more to it than that... |
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Poolie Girl | Report | 12 Aug 2005 16:19 |
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She didn't know him. 2nd edition contained the dedication. He praised her work |
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Unknown | Report | 12 Aug 2005 16:20 |
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Yes, he did and she was flattered, which is why she dedicated the 2nd edition to him and set tongues wagging because... |
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Poolie Girl | Report | 12 Aug 2005 16:23 |
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people assumed he was the villain in the book, Rochester |
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Unknown | Report | 12 Aug 2005 16:27 |
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You're right, but why did they think that? |
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Poolie Girl | Report | 12 Aug 2005 16:27 |
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Rochester proposed Jane Eyre be his mistress and Thackeray's wife had 'nervous' problems |
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Poolie Girl | Report | 12 Aug 2005 16:38 |
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That's as clear as mud if you haven't read the book Rochester - character in book - has batty wife but falls in love with Jane Eyre and suggests they cohabit Thackeray - real person - has batty wife and people assumed ... Is that clearer? Beth :) |
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Unknown | Report | 12 Aug 2005 16:40 |
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Well I don't think 'batty' is a politically correct term now :-) but yes, Thackeray's wife was in a lunatic asylum, so people assumed Rochester was based on him and that he and Miss Bronte were 'an item'. Oh! Shocking! nell |
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Poolie Girl | Report | 12 Aug 2005 16:43 |
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PC? I remember when gay meant cheerful Beth :) |
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