Jane Eyre Theatre

Six classic British books are considered with a fresh eye. Returning to the authors' original manuscripts and letters, expert writers and performers bring their personal insights to these great works.

From the small town of Green River, Utah, DALLYN VAIL BAYLES is a professional actor, singer and recording artist. Bayles performed with the Broadway touring company of The Phantom of the Opera understudying and performing the roles of Phantom, Raoul and Andre.

Few nations offer a literary legacy as impressive as that of Great Britain. For more than 1,500 years, the literature of this tiny island has taught, nurtured, thrilled, outraged, and humbled readers both inside and outside its borders. Chaucer, Shakespeare, Dickens, Austen, Swift, Conrad, Wilde—the roster of British writers who have made a lasting impact on literature is remarkable. More importantly, Britain's writers have long challenged readers with new ways of understanding an ever-changing world.