num_pages: 578
description: A newer edition is here. An older one can be found here.A gothic masterpiece of tempestuous passions and dark secrets, Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre is edited with an introduction and notes by Stevie Davis in Penguin Classics.Charlotte Brontë tells the story of orphaned Jane Eyre, who grows up in the home of her heartless aunt, enduring loneliness and cruelty. This troubled childhood strengthens Jane's natural independence and spirit - which prove necessary when she finds employment as a governess to the young ward of Byronic, brooding Mr Rochester. As her feelings for Rochester develop, Jane gradually uncovers Thornfield Hall's terrible secret, forcing her to make a choice. 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.
language: English
title: Jane Eyre
titlecomplete: Jane Eyre
characters: Jane Eyre, Blanche Ingram, Grace Poole, Maria Temple, Eliza Reed, Richard Mason, Rosamond Oliver, Georgiana Reed, Bessie Lee, Bertha Mason, Alice Fairfax, Helen Burns, Sarah Reed, Diana Rivers, Edward Rochester, Adèle Varens, Mary Rivers, Robert Brocklehurst, St. John Rivers
genres: Historical Fiction, Historical, School, Novels, Gothic, Literature, Classics, Romance, Fiction, 19th Century
ratings_count: 2024065
places: Thornfield Hall, England, United Kingdom
publisher: Penguin Classics