Charlotte Brontë's moving masterpiece – the
novel that has been "teaching true strength of character for
generations" (The Guardian). Nominated as one of
America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read
A novel of intense power and intrigue, Jane Eyre has dazzled
generations of readers with its depiction of a woman's quest for freedom.
Having grown up an orphan in the home of her cruel aunt and at a harsh charity
school, Jane Eyre becomes an independent and spirited survivor-qualities that
serve her well as governess at Thornfield Hall. But when she finds love with
her sardonic employer, Rochester, the discovery of his terrible secret forces
her to make a choice. Should she stay with him whatever the consequences or
follow her convictions, even if it means leaving her beloved? This updated
Penguin Classics edition features a new introduction by Brontë scholar and
award-winning novelist Stevie Davies, as well as comprehensive notes, a
chronology, further reading, and an appendix.
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About the Author
Charlotte Bronte (1816-55), sister of Anne
Bronte and Emily Bronte. Jane Eyre appeared in 1847 and was
followed by Shirley (1848) and Vilette (1853).
In 1854 Charlotte Bronte married her father's curate, Arthur Bell Nicholls. She
died during her pregnancy on March 31, 1855 in Haworth, Yorkshire. The
Professor was posthumously published in 1857.
Dr Stevie Davis is a novelist, critic and historian. She is
Director of Creative writing at the University of Wales Swansea. She is the
author of four books on Emily Bronte, three novels, and three books in the
Penguin Critical Studies series.
