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education novel · 1847

Jane Eyre

by Charlotte Brontë

1847 novel by Charlotte Brontë

  • 1847
  • education novel
  • autobiographical novel
  • Gothic fiction
  • romance
  • Bildungsroman

Summary

Jane Eyre is a novel by the English writer Charlotte Brontë. It was published under her pen name "Currer Bell" on 19 October 1847 by Smith, Elder & Co. of London. The first American edition was published in January 1848 by Harper & Brothers of New York. Jane Eyre is a bildungsroman that follows the experiences of its eponymous heroine, including her growth to adulthood and her love for Mr Rochester, the brooding master of Thornfield Hall.

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