Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Figures vi
4. Acknowledgements vii
5. Introduction 1
6. 1. Heroines, Hysteria and History: Jane Eyre and her Critics 15
7. 2. Biographilia 37
8. 3. Historical Fictions – Pastiche, Politics and Pleasure 85
9. 4. Retuning The Piano 119
10. Afterword – The Empire at Home 154
11. Index 164