Jane Eyre

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A novel of high romance and great intensity, Jane Eyre has enjoyed popular success and critical acclaim ever since its first publication in 1847. Janes journey from a troubled childhood to independence and her turbulent love affair with the enigmatic Mr Rochester electrified Victorian readers with its narrative power. With characters that are as unforgettable as the story they enact, and a striking use of language that amazed the readers of the day, Jane Eyre ranks among the most influential English novels ever written.

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One of the most perfectly structured novels of all time. -- Sarah Waters
My all-time favourite classic is Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bront. -- Jacqueline Wilson
Jane Eyre is the first fictional heroine to give women permission, as it were, to have an intense inner life. -- Joanna Trollope
At the end we are steeped through and through with the genius, the vehemence, the indignation of Charlotte Bront... It is the red and fitful glow of the hearts fire which illuminates her page. -- Virginia Woolf

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Born in 1816, Charlotte Bront was the eldest of the three celebrated Bront sisters. Under the care of her father, Charlotte was educated, and encouraged to take an interest in natural history. This freedom inspired Charlotte to argue strongly for the intellectual worth of women through her novels, and her success and the respect she won paved the way for future female authors.