ichrightlycharacterisehistalent.TheysayheislikeFielding:theytalkofhiswit,humour,icpowers.HeresemblesFieldingasaneagledoesavulture:Fieldingcouldstooponcarrion,butThackerayneverdoes.Hiswitisbright,hishumourattractive,butbothbearthesamerelationtohisseriousgeniusthatthemerelambe-lightningplayinguheedgeofthesummer-clouddoestotheelectricdeath-sparkhidinitswomb.Finally,IhavealludedtoMr.Thackeray,becausetohim—ifhetthetributeofatotalstranger—Ihavededicatedthissededitionof“JANEEYRE.”

    CURRERBELL.

    December21st,1847.

    heThirdEdition

    Iavailmyselfoftheopportunitywhichathirdeditionof“JaneEyre”affordsme,ofagainaddressingawordtothePublic,toexplainthatmyclaimtothetitleofrestsonthisoneworkalone.If,therefore,theauthorshipofotherworksoffihasbeenattributedtome,anhonourisawardedwhereitised;andsequently,deniedwhereitisjustlydue.

    Thisexplanationwillservetorectifymistakeswhichmayalreadyhavebeenmade,andtopreventfutureerrors.

    CURRERBELL.

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