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It is a familiar story line in nineteenth-century English novels: a hero must choose between money and love, between the wealthy, materialistic, status-conscious woman who could enhance his social position and the poorer, altruistic, independent-minded woman whom he loves. Elsie B. Michie explains what this common marriage plot reveals about changing reactions to money in British culture.It was in the novel that writers found space to articula...

Michie's fresh reading of the marriage plot, and the choice between two women at its heart, shows it to be as much about politics and economics as it is about personal choice.

Elsie B. Michie is Assistant Professor of English at Louisiana State University. A graduate of Brown University, she received her Ph.D. degree from Yale University.

This casebook assembles a variety of essays written in an engaging style which introduce a reader to key critical approaches to Charelotte Bronte's beloved novel Jane Eyre. The 10 essays included range from psychological and materialist interpretations to feminist and postcolonialist readings. Framing chapters explore the historical and social contexts out of which Jane Eyre arose, investigate the novel's critical reception, and provide sugges...