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See all 12 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. In thursdays world, an alternate version of 1985 london, literature rules popular cultureaudiences enact and participate in richard iii for fridaynight fun, thousands of. Set in a parallel 1985 universe, the novel follows protagonist thursday next as she battles a criminal mastermind who is kidnapping characters from classic literature. Jasper ffordes first novel, the eyre affair, is a spirited sendup of genre fictionits part hardboiled mystery, part timemachine caperthat features a sassy, wellread special operative in literary detection named thursday next, who will put you more in mind of bridget jones than miss marple. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws.
Content includes books from bestselling, midlist and debut authors. My brother was born on a monday and they called him antongo figure. I read a scrappy, dogeared paperback of jasper ffordes the eyre affair for the first time three years ago, curled up outdoors under a large tree and sneezing regularly in the summer pollen haze. Pdf the eyre affair book by jasper fforde free download. Jasper fforde is known for the book we are talking about and it was his first book as well. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. It takes place in an alternative 1985, where literary detective thursday next pursues a master criminal through the world of charlotte brontes jane eyre. Therefore it need a free signup process to obtain the book. Fforde had received 76 rejections for earlier works before being accepted by a publisher. The premise of the story is that original manuscripts can be stolen and then changed, not just that manuscript, but all copies of say, jane eyre.
The eyre affair 2001 lost in a good book 2002 the well of lost plots 2003 something rotten 2004 first among sequels 2008 one of our thursdays is missing 2011 the woman who died a lot 2012 astonishment and wonder may not be available in all territories. Published in 2001, the eyre affair is jasper ffordes first novel and also the first instalment of. The eyre affair by jasper fforde overdrive rakuten. Jasper ffordes beloved new york times bestselling novel introduces literary detective thursday next and her alternate reality of literatureobsessed englandfrom the author of the constant rabbit fans of douglas adams and p. Jasper fforde booklist jasper fforde message board. The eyre affair by jasper fforde overdrive rakuten overdrive. The eyre affair by jasper fforde book club discussion. Jasper fforde, the eyre affair ui victorian wiki uiowa wiki. Jasper ffordes beloved new york times bestselling novel introduces literary detective thursday next and her alternate reality of literatureobsessed. Wodehouse will love visiting jasper ffordes great britain, circa 1985, when time travel is routine, cloning is a reality dodos are the.
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Fforde is known mainly for his thursday next novels. In thursdays world, an alternate version of 1985 london, literature rules popular cultureaudiences enact and participate in richard iii for friday. There is another 1985, somewhere in the couldhavebeen, where the crimean war still rages, dodos are. Download pdf the eyre affair thursday next book 1 free.
Thursday next book 1 kindle edition by jasper fforde author format. Jasper fforde has 34 books on goodreads with 747319 ratings. The the eyre affair community note includes chapterbychapter summary and analysis, character list, theme list, historical context, author biography and quizzes written by community members like you. Throughout the novel there are numerous literary and historical allusions that help to reaffirm the importance of literature in the books parallel. Jasper fforde born 11 january 1961 is a british novelist. The first edition of the novel was published in july 19th 2001, and was written by jasper fforde. The first installment in jasper ffordes new york times bestselling series of thursday next novels introduces literary detective thursday next and her alternate reality of literatureobsessed england fans of douglas adams and p.
Thursday has read jane eyre countless times and it was a copy of the book in her pocket. A thursday next novel ebook written by jasper fforde. A site dedicated to book lovers providing a forum to discover and share commentary about the books and authors they enjoy. The eyre affair is the debut novel by english author jasper fforde, published by hodder and stoughton in 2001.
He has published two books in the loosely connected nursery crime series, and has published the first books of two additional independent series, the last dragonslayer and shades of grey. Wodehouse will love visiting jasper ffordes great britain, circa 1985, when time travel is routine, cloning is a reality dodos. Fforde delivers almost every sentence with a sly wink, and hes got an easy way with wordplay, trivia, and inside jokes. A thursday next novel paperback deckle edge, february 25, 2003. Presenting their storyline through a complex network of texts, the novels in the. Introduction to the eyre affair masterpiece theatre meets james bond in the eyre affair, the first novel in jasper ffordes cheeky sleuth series featuring a bookloving, guntoting, witslinging heroine named thursday next. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the eyre affair. The first installment in jasper ffordes new york times bestselling series of thursday next novels introduces literary detective thursday next and her alternate reality of literatureobsessed england. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The eyre affair is a unique detective novel by welsh writer, jasper fforde. Thursday next is a literary detective in a different modern england where cloning is routine hence the presence of the extinct dodo bird, time travel occurs every day, and the worlds literature. The eyre affair ebook by jasper fforde rakuten kobo. I read a scrappy, dogeared paperback of jasper ffordes the eyre affair for the first time three years ago, curled up outdoors under a large tree.
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