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Thursday, October 12, 2017

Thursday, October 12, 2017 10:57 am by M. in , ,    No comments
An alert for today, October 12:
Literary Lunch: Jane Eyre Turns 170
Litquake. San Francisco Literary Festival
Thursday, October 12 • 12:30pm - 1:30pm
Mechanics' Institute Library 57 Post St., San Francisco CA 94104

This brown bag lunch features Mallory Ortberg (The Toast, Texts From Jane Eyre), speaking on the continued popularity and relevance of Charlotte Brontë’s classic Gothic-Victorian novel. First published in 1847 under the byline “Currer Bell,” Jane Eyre revolutionized the art of fiction, and although criticized as anti-Christian, was eventually praised for its fearless exploration of the themes of classism, sexuality, religion, an
d feminism. FREE

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