I know both are greatly influential. But who do you incline more towards? And what makes you choose one over the other. ( Specifically pride and prejudice or jane eyre)
I haven't read them 'yet', but I will be reading them in future.
Thank you
by Fun-Emphasis-2119
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I prefer the gothic, darker themed works of Bronte sisters. Wuthering Heights is in my top 10 books of all time and Jane Eyre is probably in top 25! Characters feel more real and the whole tone is more philosophical/psychological. I did enjoy Pride and Prejudice as well though!
Emma was my favorite Jane Austen book, but I wasn’t a huge fan of Pride and Prejudice, Northamger Abbey or Sense and Sensibility. Overall, I prefer Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre. Jane Eyre probably my most favorite, but Wuthering Heights is one of a kind.
In a similar category, I would include North and South by Gaskell, and Tess of the D’Urbervilles and Far From the Madding Crowd by Hardy. I liked these better than the Austen books as well
I prefer Jane Eyre followed by Persuasion then P&P
Oh and a shout for Northanger Abbey as a send up of Gothic novels. It is very funny