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Jane Eyre

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Studying a book or film can be a short-cut to consigning it to boredom. But our Texts in the City series – a gift to students, their teachers and lifelong learners – brings the VCE English and Literature lists to life.

Each week, our hosts – authors Lili Wilkinson and Tony Birch – will interview experts intimately familiar with the texts, unearthing those hidden gems that could help your essay shine.

This week, it’s Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre.

Presented in association with The Victorian Association for the Teaching of English.

Featuring

Lili Wilkinson

Lili Wilkinson is the award-winning author of eighteen books for young people, including The Erasure Initiative and After the Lights Go Out. Lili has a PhD from the University of Melbourne, and is a passionate advocate for YA and the young people who read it, establishing the Inky Awards at the Cen... Read more

Carmel Bird

Carmel Bird is an Australian fiction writer who has written ten novels and six collections of short fiction. Her most recent novel is Child of the Twilight. She has also edited many collections of essays and short stories, and has written three highly popular books on how to write, the latest being ... Read more

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The Wheeler Centre

176 Little Lonsdale Street Melbourne Victoria 3000

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