The Eyre Affair

by Fforde, Jasper

Write a review

Today $10.77

$12.99 - The Eyre Affair (Thursday Next Series #1) Buy ebook on Barnes & Noble

Overstock.com MasterCard ® $20 bonus after first use & 0% Intro APR* Learn More ›

1% off Amazon - Amazon Price $10.88
(as of 02/08/2012 13:17 Mountain Time, excludes shipping)

Brief Description

Item#: 2799964

Quantity:

Description:

In an alternate 1985, where the Crimean War still rages 130-odd years later, Thursday Next works for a special operations unit that prevents criminals from damaging the world of literature. Though normally a fairly low-stress job, it heats up for Thursday when one of the three most evil villains in the world is accused of permanently altering the Charles Dickens classic MARTIN CHUZZLEWIT. And as if that weren't enough, Thursday has more than enough work ahead of her when the scoundrel sets his dastardly sights on the world's most beloved book, JANE EYRE.

Author:: Fforde, Jasper

ISBN:: 9780142001806
Format:: Paperback
Pages:: 384
Publish Date:: 02/01/2003
Publisher:: Penguin Group USA

Thank you. Your feedback will help us create the best experience for our customers.

Buying Guides

Shipping:: This item will be delivered to you via USPS Trackable Media Mail or UPS Mail Innovations and will take from 2 days to 3 weeks from the time the item leaves our warehouse. *

Standard Return Policy:: Items must be returned in new or unused condition and contain all original materials included with the shipment.
More details

FINAL SALE EXCLUSION:: Items marked as FINAL SALE are not returnable unless the problem you experience is the result of our error.

* For your safety, some orders go through our loss prevention department. If we select your order for this process, we will immediately notify you that there may be up to a 3-day delay on your order.
** Most Oversize orders are delivered within 1-4 weeks. Some orders may take 6 weeks to be delivered.

Expedited Shipping:: We offer Next Day, 2 Day, and 3 Day shipping for most items. Expedited shipping is not available for items being shipped to PO Boxes or APO/FPO destinations. For more information on this please view our Expedited Shipping page.
More details

Credit Cards

Visa
MasterCard
American Express
Discover Card

Shop and pay online quickly and securely using your PayPal account.

6 Months | No Payments + No Interest if paid in full.
On orders over $150.
Subject to credit approval.
More details

Overstock.com® MasterCard®

0% Intro APR* on purchases for the first 6 billing cycles after your account is open.
Earn up to 8% in Rewards when you use your card at Overstock.com.
Earn 1% Rewards Dollars on everyday purchases.
Receive a $20 statement credit the first time you use your card.

*Learn More

Write a review

Product Review Disclosure and Guidelines

There are currently no product reviews for this product.

Be the first to write a review

Overstock.com values your opinion. Please take a moment and share what you like or don't like about a product.
0
Product Q&A
Ask a Question

Enter your question below.

Submit Cancel

Be the first to ask a question about this product.
This novel might be called "James Bond Meets Harry Potter in the Twilight Zone." In fact, the reader plays "name that literary reference" through most of this zany work, where characters wander around in time from the Crimean War through the present and into the future, and in and out of novels including, of course, Jane Eyre. The narrator, Tuesday Next, is a tough, gun-totin' heart-of-gold heroine with a pet dodo, a true love she has refused to acknowledge and a brilliant, dotty scientist uncle named Mycroft. Her job is to rescue literary characters kidnapped out of books from being wiped off the face of every copy of a work by tracking down and outwitting the purely evil Asheron Hades and Goliath Corporation greedyman Jack Shit. Throughout, discussions of who really wrote Shakespeare's plays abound, along with send-ups of every literary genre from the highest to the lowest brow. Sastre's reading works particularly well because she's good at the straight narrative, while the nature of the book's language makes melodramatic voices for the other bizarre characters. Simultaneous release with the Viking hardcover (Forecasts, Dec. 17, 2001). (Jan.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved

Browse Departments

0 Item(s)