Marble Column

Jane Eyre in India. 'A Marble Column' is a sequel to one of the most famous novels in literature. Set against a rich background in which the patterns of imperial rule in India are not yet fully hardened, this lively and far-reaching work is a further voyage of inner discovery which puts great loves to the test. Charlotte Bronte gives the last words of Jane Eyre to the uncertain destiny of St John Rivers, the ardent missionary Jane rejected for Mr Rochester. So what happened to St John in India? 'A Marble Column' develops the characters and themes of Bronte's original novel.