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Universally acknowledged as one of the most popular and brilliant books ever written, "Jane Eyre" is Charlotte Brontë's masterpiece, often listed with Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice" as among the finest romance novels in existence.
The story follows the hardscrabble life of its eponymous lead character, Jane Eyre, who is orphaned at a young age and forced to live under the rule of her heartless Aunt Reed and her equally cruel children. Sent to a boarding school, Jane finds life little better there as she endures harsh conditions and the same kind of brutal treatment she received from her family.
Jane eventually finds work as a governess at Thornfield Hall, where she meets and becomes enamored of the surly lord of the manor, Edward Rochester who, it soon becomes apparent, harbors a dark and mysterious secret.
A thrilling and groundbreaking novel of love, social criticism and romance, "Jane Eyre" has become one of the most beloved books in the English language and is presented here in its original and unabridged format along with a brief biography of the author.
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About Charlotte Brontë
Charlotte Brontë (1816–1855) grew up in the isolated parsonage at Haworth, Yorkshire, where her father was curate. She and her sisters Emily and Anne thrived in fantasy worlds that drew on their voracious reading of Shakespeare, romantic, and gothic fiction. Charlotte was employed as a teacher and a governess before she began writing with her sisters. The Professor, her first novel, was rejected for publication until 1857, although Jane Eyre, published in 1847 under a pseudonym, achieved great success.
About Sara Nichols
Emily Brontë (1818–1848),
sister of Anne and Charlotte, published only one novel in her career, Wuthering Heights. Though she died just one year after its publication and
never knew of its success, the story of doomed love and revenge went on to earn its
place among the masterpieces of English literature.