Jane Eyre "Penguin Classics"

"The more solitary, the more friendless, the more unsustained I am, the more I will respect my self"

Orphaned Jane Eyre up in the home of her heartless aunt, where she endures loneliness and cruelty, and at a charity school with a harsh regime. This troubled childhood strengthens Jane's natural independence and spirit - which prove necessary when she takes a position as governess at Thornfield Hall. But when she finds love with her sardonic employer, Rochester, the discovery of his terrible secret forces her to make a choice. Should she stay with him and live with the consequences, or follow her convictions, even if it means leaving the man she loves? A novel of intense power and intrigue, Jane Eyre (1874) dazzled and shocked readers with its passionate depiction of a woman's search for equality and freedom.

Spanish Inquisition favorite method of torture !

A-  Garrucha: similar to strappado, it is a type of torture in which the victim's hands are attached behind their back and hanged in the air by means of a cord attached to wrists, which will dislocate both arms.

Garrucha

B- Toca: it is a type of torture in which water is discharged on the victim’s covered face in order to experience the feeling of drowing.

Toca

C- Potro: it is a type of torture in which the victim sleeps naked on a bedlike frame, strapped, and tightened by the aid of wheels to cause pain.

Potro

Source: http://conservapedia.com/Spanish_Inquisition

Auto-da-fé ! Have you ever heard about it ?

An auto-da-fé is a Portuguese word meaning “Act of faith”. It was held in Spain for the first time in February 6, 1481. Auto-da-fé is one kind of the Spanish Inquisition verdicts and it became rare on the 18^th century only. It was a kind of public ceremony divided into two parts; the first part where there was a condemnation to the accused persons by the Inquisition, and the second part where execution by fine takes place by the civil authorities. Accused people who refused to admit their misconducts were burned alive! An auto-da-fé held in Lisbon in 1755 was mentioned by François-Marie Arouet Voltaire in his French satire “Candide”.

Sources: http://www.christianity.com/ChurchHistory/11629890/

http://www.pinkmonkey.com/booknotes/barrons/candide3.asp