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.
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.
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I avail myself of the opportunity which a third edition of “Jane Eyre” affords me, of again addressing a word to the Public, to explain that my claim to the title of novelist rests on this one work alone.
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Read Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte — full text free online. An orphaned governess falls in love with the brooding Mr. Rochester — and discovers his terrible secret (1847).
Jane Eyre was popular when it was originally published, and it remains widely read, both for enjoyment and for study by feminist and psychoanalytic critics. It remains readily available in print and electronic form and has been converted to film and stage multiple times.
Should she stay with Rochester and live with the consequences, or follow her convictions - even if it means leaving the man she loves? A novel of intense power and intrigue, Jane Eyre dazzled readers with its passionate depiction of a woman's search for equality and freedom.