Original: Jane Eyre, published 1847 Shirley, published 1849 Villette, published 1853 The Professor, written before Jane Eyre and rejected by many publishing houses, was published posthumously in 1857 Emma, unfinished; Charlotte Brontë wrote only 20 pages of the manuscript.
Simplified: Poems by Currer, Ellis and Acton Bell (1846) Jane Eyre, published in 1847 Shirley, published  in 1849 Villette, published in 1853 The Professor,published posthumously in 1857 Emma, unfinished; Charlotte Brontë wrote only 20 pages of the manuscript.