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Jane Eyre

An orphan governess falls for her employer and discovers what Thornfield Hall keeps hidden on the third floor.

by Charlotte Brontë

First published 1847


About this book

Jane Eyre grows up hard, neglected by her aunt, abused at Lowood School, yet refuses to surrender her sense of self. As governess at Thornfield, she meets the brooding Mr. Rochester and finds an intellectual equal who challenges and unsettles her. Their bond deepens against a backdrop of strange laughter in the attic, house fires, and secrets withheld. Brontë's novel blends romance with gothic mystery and a heroine who insists on moral independence even when love demands compromise. A story of class, faith, and the courage to leave before you lose yourself, it remains one of the most compelling voices in Victorian fiction.

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