Jane Eyre: An Autobiography

by Charlotte Brontë

Overview

The English author Charlotte Bronte wrote the book, Jane Eyre. The main character of the book tells the story in the first person. It takes place at the end of George III's reign, somewhere in the north of England (1760-1820). There are five main phases: Jane's upbringing at Gateshead Hall, where her aunt and cousins abuse her physically and verbally; her schooling at Lowood School, where she makes friends and role models but experiences persecution and deprivation; Her time as a governess at Thornfield Hall, where she meets her enigmatic employer, Edward Fairfax Rochester, and falls in love; her time in the Moor House, where her earnest but icy clergyman cousin, St. John Rivers, proposes to her; and finally, her reunion with and marriage to her beloved Rochester. It offers viewpoints on a variety of significant societal topics and concepts throughout these parts, many of which are critical of the existing quo. Charlotte Brontë.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789357278317
Publisher:	Double 9 Books
Publication date:	01/01/2023
Pages:	452
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.01(d)
Age Range:	12 Years

About the Author

Charlotte Brontë 1816 - 1855 was an English novelist and poet, the eldest of the three Brontë sisters who survived into adulthood and whose novels have become classics of English literature. She first published her works including her best known novel, "Jane Eyre", under the pen name Currer Bell. The most productive of the Brontë-sisters and one of the most read and well-loved authors in English literature.Her other works include "Shirley", "The Professor" and "Villette".