Jane Eyre

“Jane Eyre is the bittersweet story of the life of a strong, passionate young woman, who survives a wretched childhood to become a governess and falls deeply in love with her troubled but compelling employer, Mr. Rochester. Scandalous revelations wreck their wedding day and send her fleeing. After much soul-searching, she returns to the aftermath of tragic events to a reunion that at long-last allows her to experience true happiness.” (aande.com)

Jane Eyre has attracted a tremendous body of criticism of all kinds. By virtue of the apparent autobiographical content of the novel, all the biographies of Charlotte Bronte direct to ...