The Eyre Affair
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| Author | Jasper Fforde |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Series | Thursday Next |
| Genre | Alternate history, science fiction, mystery |
| Publisher | Hodder and Stoughton |
Publication date | 19 July 2001 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (hardcover and paperback) |
| Pages | 400 |
| ISBN | 0-340-82047-0 |
| OCLC | 59513683 |
| 823/.92 22 | |
| LC Class | PR6106.F67 E97 2001 |
| Followed by | Lost in a Good Book |
The Eyre Affair is the debut novel by English author Jasper Fforde, published by Hodder and Stoughton in 2001. It takes place in an alternative 1985, where literary detective Thursday Next pursues a master criminal through the world of Charlotte Brontë's 1847 novel Jane Eyre. Fforde had received 76 rejections for earlier works before being accepted by a publisher. Critical reception of this novel was generally positive, remarking on its originality.