Jane Eyre
By Charlotte Brontë
Categories: Literature & Fiction
Charlotte Brontë's 1847 novel follows the orphan Jane Eyre from a cruel childhood with her aunt and at Lowood charity school to her post as governess at Thornfield Hall, where she falls in love with her brooding employer, Mr. Rochester. When his terrible secret comes to light, Jane must choose between love and her own sense of right. It remains one of the great novels of a woman's search for independence and self-respect.