The Bell Jar: A Novel
(Kindle Book, OverDrive Read)

Book Cover for "The Bell Jar"
Your Rating: 0 stars
Star rating for

Average user rating: 4.1 stars
User ratings:
5 star
 
(8)
4 star
 
(13)
3 star
 
(5)
2 star
 
(0)
1 star
 
(0)
Lexile measure:
1050L
Status:
Checked Out

Also in This Series

More Details

Published:
HarperCollins 2015
Format:
Kindle Book, OverDrive Read
Street Date:
08/11/2015
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780062444479
ASIN:
B0105VDUQ4
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 7.2, 11 Points
Lexile measure:
1050

Reviews from GoodReads

Loading GoodReads Reviews.

Copy Details

LibraryOwnedAvailable
Shared Digital Collection50

There are 20 holds on this title.

Citations

APA Citation (style guide)

Sylvia Plath. (2015). The Bell Jar: A Novel. HarperCollins.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Sylvia Plath. 2015. The Bell Jar: A Novel. HarperCollins.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar: A Novel. HarperCollins, 2015.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Sylvia Plath. The Bell Jar: A Novel. HarperCollins, 2015.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.

Staff View

Grouped Work ID:
cf8ab6d6-871f-1566-9ca9-8479f8ebb0c5
Go To Grouped Work

API Extraction Dates

Needs Update?:
No
Date Added:
Nov 16, 2021 15:36:05
Date Updated:
Nov 22, 2022 10:15:43
Last Metadata Check:
Aug 02, 2025 03:07:01
Last Metadata Change:
Jul 27, 2025 07:58:30
Last Availability Check:
Aug 02, 2025 03:07:02
Last Availability Change:
Aug 02, 2025 03:07:02
Last Grouped Work Modification Time:
Aug 02, 2025 05:08:35

OverDrive Product Record

images
    • cover:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-100/0293-1/{1907B6C3-4B5F-40FC-AA4D-E070DE447282}Img100.jpg
        • type: image/jpeg
    • thumbnail:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-200/0293-1/{1907B6C3-4B5F-40FC-AA4D-E070DE447282}Img200.jpg
        • type: image/jpeg
    • cover150Wide:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-150/0293-1/190/7B6/C3/{1907B6C3-4B5F-40FC-AA4D-E070DE447282}Img150.jpg
        • type: image/jpeg
    • cover300Wide:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-400/0293-1/190/7B6/C3/{1907B6C3-4B5F-40FC-AA4D-E070DE447282}Img400.jpg
        • type: image/jpeg
formats
      • identifiers:
            • type: ISBN
            • value: 9780062444479
      • name: Adobe EPUB eBook
      • id: ebook-epub-adobe
      • identifiers:
            • type: ASIN
            • value: B0105VDUQ4
      • name: Kindle Book
      • id: ebook-kindle
      • identifiers:
            • type: ISBN
            • value: 9780062444479
      • name: OverDrive Read
      • id: ebook-overdrive
mediaType
eBook
primaryCreator
    • role: Author
    • name: Sylvia Plath
title
The Bell Jar
dateAdded
2021-11-16T18:43:31.893Z
contentDetails
      • href: https://link.overdrive.com/?websiteID=426&titleID=2278199
      • type: text/html
      • account:
          • name: Wake County Public Libraries (NC)
          • id: 1893
sortTitle
Bell Jar A Novel
crossRefId
2278199
subtitle
A Novel
id
1907B6C3-4B5F-40FC-AA4D-E070DE447282
starRating
4

OverDrive MetaData

interestLevel
UG
isPublicDomain
False
formats
      • fileName: TheBellJar_2278199
      • partCount: 0
      • fileSize: 0
      • identifiers:
            • type: ASIN
            • value: B0105VDUQ4
      • name: Kindle Book
      • isReadAlong: False
      • id: ebook-kindle
      • onSaleDate: 8/11/2015
      • samples:
            • source: From the book
            • formatType: ebook-overdrive
            • url: https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=1907b6c3-4b5f-40fc-aa4d-e070de447282&.epub-sample.overdrive.com
      • fileName: TheBellJar_9780062444479_2278199
      • partCount: 0
      • fileSize: 930318
      • identifiers:
            • type: ISBN
            • value: 9780062444479
      • name: OverDrive Read
      • isReadAlong: False
      • id: ebook-overdrive
      • onSaleDate: 8/11/2015
      • samples:
            • source: From the book
            • formatType: ebook-overdrive
            • url: https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=1907b6c3-4b5f-40fc-aa4d-e070de447282&.epub-sample.overdrive.com
creators
      • role: Author
      • fileAs: Plath, Sylvia
      • bioText:

        Sylvia Plath was born in 1932 in Massachusetts. Her books include the poetry collections The Colossus, Crossing the Water, Winter Trees, Ariel, and Collected Poems, which won the Pulitzer Prize. A complete and uncut facsimile edition of Ariel was published in 2004 with her original selection and arrangement of poems. She was married to the poet Ted Hughes, with whom she had a daughter, Frieda, and a son, Nicholas. She died in London in 1963.

      • name: Sylvia Plath
imprint
Harper
publishDate
2015-08-11T00:00:00Z
isOwnedByCollections
True
title
The Bell Jar
fullDescription

One of The Atlantic's Great American Novels

"A comingofage masterpiece." —Boston Globe

"It is this perfectly wrought prose and the freshness of Plath's voice in The Bell Jar that make this book enduring in its appeal." —USA Today

Sylvia Plath's masterwork—an acclaimed and enduring novel about a young woman falling into the grip of mental illness and societal pressures

Esther Greenwood is a bright, beautiful, enormously talented young woman, but she's slowly going under—maybe for the last time. Sylvia Plath brilliantly draws the reader into Esther's breakdown with such intensity that her neurosis becomes palpably real, even rational—as accessible an experience as going to the movies. A deep penetration into the darkest and most harrowing corners of the human psyche, The Bell Jar is an extraordinary accomplishment and a haunting American classic.

gradeLevels
      • value: Grade 6
      • value: Grade 7
      • value: Grade 8
      • value: Grade 9
popularity
12787
links
    • self:
        • href: https://api.overdrive.com/v1/collections/L1BLQAAAA2a/products/1907b6c3-4b5f-40fc-aa4d-e070de447282/metadata
        • type: application/vnd.overdrive.api+json
    • shareInLibby:
        • href: https://link.overdrive.com/share?q=N8MiAAWUhr4
        • type: text/HTML
id
1907b6c3-4b5f-40fc-aa4d-e070de447282
images
    • cover:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-100/0293-1/{1907B6C3-4B5F-40FC-AA4D-E070DE447282}Img100.jpg
        • type: image/jpeg
    • thumbnail:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-200/0293-1/{1907B6C3-4B5F-40FC-AA4D-E070DE447282}Img200.jpg
        • type: image/jpeg
    • cover150Wide:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-150/0293-1/190/7B6/C3/{1907B6C3-4B5F-40FC-AA4D-E070DE447282}Img150.jpg
        • type: image/jpeg
    • cover300Wide:
        • href: https://img1.od-cdn.com/ImageType-400/0293-1/190/7B6/C3/{1907B6C3-4B5F-40FC-AA4D-E070DE447282}Img400.jpg
        • type: image/jpeg
isPublicPerformanceAllowed
False
languages
      • code: en
      • name: English
subjects
      • value: Classic Literature
      • value: Fiction
      • value: Literature
publishDateText
08/11/2015
otherFormatIdentifiers
      • type: ISBN
      • value: 9780060837020
mediaType
eBook
shortDescription

One of The Atlantic's Great American Novels

"A comingofage masterpiece." —Boston Globe

"It is this perfectly wrought prose and the freshness of Plath's voice in The Bell Jar that make this book enduring in its appeal." —USA Today

Sylvia Plath's masterwork—an acclaimed and enduring novel about a young woman falling into the grip of mental illness and societal pressures

Esther Greenwood is a bright, beautiful, enormously talented young woman, but she's slowly going under—maybe for the last time. Sylvia Plath brilliantly draws the reader into Esther's breakdown with such intensity that her neurosis becomes palpably real, even rational—as accessible an experience as going to the movies. A deep penetration into the darkest and most harrowing corners of the human psyche, The Bell Jar is an extraordinary...

accessibilityStatements
      • additionalInformation:
        1. PageBreaks
      • certifierCredential: Verified and Validated by Harpercollins, Inc.
      • epubVersion: 1.0
      • summaryStatement: This title is a well-marked up and structured book, which is fully accessible. The images of this book are well described and, when necessary, short description are provided. This ebook passes Daisy?s Ace WCAG 2.0 Level AA checks.
      • conformance:
        1. MeetsStandards
      • richContent:
        1. legalConsiderations:
          1. wcagVersion: 2.0
          2. wcagLevel: AA
          3. navigation:
            1. TableOfContents
            2. StructuredNavigation
          4. hazards:
            1. waysOfReading:
              1. ModifiableDisplay
              2. SomeNonVisualReadingSupport
              3. AlternativeText
            2. name: Adobe EPUB eBook
            3. id: ebook-epub-adobe
        sortTitle
        Bell Jar A Novel
        lexileScore
        1050
        crossRefId
        2278199
        classifications
          subtitle
          A Novel
          publisher
          HarperCollins
          atos
          7.2
          bisacCodes
              • code: FIC004000
              • description: Fiction / Classics
              • code: FIC019000
              • description: Fiction / Literary
              • code: FIC044000
              • description: Fiction / Contemporary Women

          Formats

          Kindle Book
          Works on Kindles and devices with a Kindle app installed.
          OverDrive Read
          Need Help?
          If you are having problem using our eCollection, please visit our support center.