Complex sentence: Charlotte described the abuses, the typhus epidemic in which seven students died, the scandal which followed, and subsequent reform of the school in "Jane Eyre", and the character of Helen Burns is based closely on Maria.
Split into simpler sentences: Charlotte described the abuses, the typhus epidemic in which seven students died, the scandal which followed, and subsequent reform of the school in "Jane Eyre". The character of Helen Burns is based closely on Maria.