“Oh, I am so sick of the young men of the present day!” exclaimed she. · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: “Oh, I am so sick of the young men of the present day!” exclaimed she.
Subject: Brontë family; fictional works; Fictitious characters; piano; Musical instruments; music; Entertaining; Singing; Singing in literature; Performing arts in literature; Gothic revival (Literature); Great Britain; Gothic literature
Period: 1850-1900;
Geographic: Europe; England; United Kingdom; Britain
Description: Here Miss Ingram plays piano for the crowd at Thornfield. She was a talented pianist and asked Mr. Rochester to sing with her. Miss Ingram complains about his reluctance to perform. Mr. Rochester invited a party to Thornfield for several weeks, including Miss Ingram and her sister and mother, among other mutual friends.
Image Creator: Edmund H. Garrett (etcher)
Type: StillImage; etching
Identifier: mta:24873
Language: eng
Source Name: Jane Eyre
Parent Collection: "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë. Etchings by Edmund H. Garrett (1890); "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë. Etchings by Edmund H. Garrett (1890)
Image: mta_24873_OBJ.png
Collection: Jane Eyre
Subject: Brontë family; fictional works; Fictitious characters; piano; Musical instruments; music; Entertaining; Singing; Singing in literature; Performing arts in literature; Gothic revival (Literature); Great Britain; Gothic literature