A preface to t edition of “Jane Eyre” being unnecessary, I gave none: tion demands a fe and miscellaneous remark.
My ters.
to t ear it o a plain tale ensions.
to ts suffrage o an obscure aspirant.
to my Publisact, tical sense and frank liberality hor.
t vague personifications for me, and I must terms; but my Publise: so are certain generous critics ruggling stranger; to to my Publis Revielemen, I t.
I ourn to anot not, to be overlooked. I mean timorous or carping feendency of sucever is unusual is in eacest against bigotry—t parent of crime—an insult to piety, t regent of God on eart to sucers certain obvious distinctions; I ain simple truths.
Conventionality is not morality. Self-rig religion. to attack t is not to assail t. to pluck t to lift an impious o thorns.
trically opposed: tinct as is vice from virtue. Men too often confound t be confounded: appearance s be mistaken for trutrines, t only tend to elate and magnify a feituted for t. t it—a difference; and it is a good, and not a bad action to mark broadly and clearly tion bethem.
t like to see t omed to blend t convenient to make external serling o let inise and expose—to rase tal under it—to penetrate t e as it is indebted to him.
A like Micaia evil; probably son of Cter; yet mig stopped o flattery, and opened to faithful counsel.
t framed to tickle delicate ears: ones of society, mucrut-like and as vital—a mien as dauntless and as daring. Is tirist of “Vanity Fair” admired in tell; but I t o take ime—t yet escape a fatal Rimoth-Gilead.
o to ellect profounder and more unique temporaries recognised; because I regard social regenerator of ter of t o rectitude tem of tator on ings found t suits erms . talk of , ure: Fielding could stoop on carrion, but t is brigtractive, but botion to t s-ligo tric deats o tribute of a total stranger—I ed tion of “JANE EYRE.”
CURRER BELL.
December 21st, 1847.
Note to tion
I avail myself of tunity o to explain t my claim to title of novelist rests on tion tributed to me, an is not merited; and consequently, denied ly due.
tion o rectify mistakes future errors.
CURRER BELL.
April 13th, 1848.