Jane Eyre: An Autobiography by Charlotte Brontë

"Jane Eyre: An Autobiography" by Charlotte Brontë is a novel published in 1847. It follows the life of Jane Eyre from her oppressed childhood through her education and into adulthood, where she becomes governess at Thornfield Hall and falls in love with the mysterious Mr. Rochester. Told through intimate first-person narrative, this groundbreaking bildungsroman explores moral and spiritual development while addressing class, religion, sexuality, and feminism. The story unfolds across five distinct stages, each shaping Jane's journey toward independence and belonging. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Brontë, Charlotte, 1816-1855
Illustrator Townsend, F. H. (Frederick Henry), 1868-1920
Title Jane Eyre: An Autobiography
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Eyre
Credits David Price
Reading Level Reading ease score: 77.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Language English
LoC Class PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
Subject Orphans -- Fiction
Subject England -- Fiction
Subject Young women -- Fiction
Subject Love stories
Subject Governesses -- Fiction
Subject Fathers and daughters -- Fiction
Subject Mentally ill women -- Fiction
Subject Charity-schools -- Fiction
Subject Married people -- Fiction
Subject Country homes -- Fiction
Subject Bildungsromans
Category Text
EBook-No. 1260
Release Date
Most Recently Updated Sep 27, 2025
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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