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ENG 135A: Major British Novelists: Emily Bronte, Charles Dickens, and George Eliot 

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Special Collections holds the rare books and manuscript collections of the library. The department is located on Goldfarb 2, and collections are available for your research by appointment. Feel free to contact Sarah Shoemaker, Special Collections Librarian, at sshoemak@brandeis.edu to ask questions. For more information, see the Special Collections LibGuide.

  • Jane Eyre first edition  
    The first edition of Jane Eyre appeared in a three-volume set, a popular format for the time. The first edition sold out within three months, which was unprecedented. A first edition of this book is extremely rare, because most copies of this edition were read to pieces.
  • Jane Eyre first edition on the Internet Archive  
    Brandeis's copy of the first edition of Jane Eyre is available online on the Internet Archive.
  • A History of British Birds  
    Special Collections holds the 1832 edition of Thomas Bewick's A History of British Birds, which the character of Jane Eyre reads in the novel.
  • The Mill on the Floss  
    The 1860 edition of The Mill on the Floss and a Fine Press edition are both available in Special Collections.
  • Charles Dickens  
    See a list of Charles Dickens material in Special Collections going back to 1838.
 

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Special Collections Librarian

Profile ImageSarah Shoemaker


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Archives & Special Collections
Goldfarb Library, Level 2
Brandeis University
Waltham, Massachusetts
tel. 781-736-4641
sshoemak@brandeis.edu
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Special Collections, Manuscripts, Rare Books, Primary Sources

 
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