Jane Eyre: An Autobiography

Charlotte Brontë (1816-1855)

Original en 184376 words First published 1847 United Kingdom

Charlotte Brontë's 1847 novel, revolutionary in its time for telling the story in a plain, passionate first-person voice — 'Reader, I married him.' Orphaned Jane Eyre survives a cruel charity school to become governess at Thornfield Hall, where she falls in love with her brooding employer Mr Rochester and discovers the secret locked in his attic. A landmark of English fiction that insisted a plain, poor, powerless young woman had an inner life of full intensity, and the right to demand equality — moral, emotional and spiritual — from the world.

Text sourced from Project Gutenberg (public domain in the United States); the Project Gutenberg trademark and license text have been removed on import. Public-domain status determined by the author's death year + 50 years rule.

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