Thursday Next book 1 · 2001
The Eyre Affair
In an alternative 1985, literary detective Thursday Next pursues Acheron Hades, a master criminal who has stolen the manuscript of Martin Chuzzlewit and kidnapped Jane Eyre from the pages of her own book.
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Book facts
- Author
- Jasper Fforde
- Series
- Thursday Next, book 1 of 7
- Published
- 2001
- Setting
- Set in Swindon
- Characters charted
- 5
- Chart confidence
- High
Who is in The Eyre Affair
5 recurring or key characters from Jasper Fforde’s chart. Introduces Thursday Next, Landen Parke-Laine, Acheron Hades, Mycroft Next and 1 more.
Lead 1
- Thursday NextFirst appearanceLiterary detective in SpecOps
Major 3
- Landen Parke-LaineFirst appearanceThursday's husband
- Acheron HadesFirst appearanceMaster criminal
- Mycroft NextFirst appearanceThursday's inventor uncle
Minor and cameo 1
- PickwickFirst appearanceThursday's pet dodo
Also featuring these characters
Other Jasper Fforde books that share the most characters with The Eyre Affair.
- First Among Sequels2007 · Thursday Next · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Well of Lost Plots2003 · Thursday Next · 3 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Something Rotten2004 · Thursday Next · 3 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- One of Our Thursdays Is Missing2011 · Thursday Next · 3 shared charactersBuy on Amazon