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Jane Eyre (/ ɛər / AIR; originally published as Jane Eyre: An Autobiography) is a novel by the English writer Charlotte Brontë. It was published under her pen name "Currer Bell" on 19 October 1847 by Smith, Elder & Co. of London. The first American edition was published the following year by Harper & Brothers of New York.
- Charlotte Brontë
- 19 October 1847
- 1847
- Smith, Elder & Co.
Apr 19, 2024 · Jane Eyre, novel by Charlotte Bronte, first published in 1847. Widely considered a classic, it gave a new truthfulness to the Victorian novel with its realistic portrayal of the inner life of a woman, noting her struggles with her natural desires and social condition.
A comprehensive overview of Charlotte Brontë's classic novel Jane Eyre, covering the plot, characters, themes, and style. Learn about Jane's orphanage, school, governess, and marriage with Rochester, as well as his mysterious wife Bertha and her madness. Find out how Jane overcomes her own limitations and discovers her true identity.
- Charlotte Brontë
- 1847
- There was no possibility of taking a walk that day. We had been wandering, indeed, in the leafless shrubbery an hour in the morning; but since dinner (Mrs.
- I resisted all the way: a new thing for me, and a circumstance which greatly strengthened the bad opinion Bessie and Miss Abbot were disposed to entertain of me.
- The next thing I remember is, waking up with a feeling as if I had had a frightful nightmare, and seeing before me a terrible red glare, crossed with thick black bars.
- From my discourse with Mr. Lloyd, and from the above reported conference between Bessie and Abbot, I gathered enough of hope to suffice as a motive for wishing to get well: a change seemed near,—I desired and waited it in silence.
A comprehensive guide to Charlotte Brontë's classic novel Jane Eyre, covering its biography, plot, themes, characters, symbols, and literary devices. Learn about the historical and literary context of the Victorian period, the genre of Gothic romance, and the key facts and figures of the novel.
Jane Eyre. Charlotte Brontë, Michael Mason (Introduction) 4.15. 2,099,603 ratings65,477 reviews. Alternate editions can be found here and here. A gothic masterpiece of tempestuous passions and dark secrets, Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre is edited with an introduction and notes by Stevie Davis in Penguin Classics.
Jane Eyre is the fictional heroine and the titular protagonist in Charlotte Brontë 's 1847 novel of the same name. The story follows Jane's infancy and childhood as an orphan, her employment first as a teacher and then as a governess, and her romantic involvement with her employer, the mysterious and moody Edward Rochester.
