JANE EYRE- A love story

JANE EYRE- Lithograph by Paula Rego

Paula Rego is a Portuguese painter who lives and works in England. In Cascais you can find a collection of her works in Casa das Histórias. It opened in 2009 and the building is a work of the awarded Portuguese architect Eduardo Souto de Moura.

 

 

http://www.casadashistoriaspaularego.com/en/

JANE EYRE is a novel by Charlotte Brontë. It was published in 1847 and covers five stages:

1-   Jane's childhood at Gateshead, where she is emotionally and physically abused by her aunt and cousins;

2-   her education at Lowood School, where she makes acquaintance with friends but also suffers privations and oppression;

3-    her time as governess of Thornfield Hall, where she falls in love with Mr. Rochester;

4-    her time with the Rivers family during which her cousin and clergyman proposes to her;

5-   and the finale with her marriage to her beloved Mr.Rochester.

There have been many adaptations of JANE EYRE for the screen.