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What is Jane Eyre about?

Charlotte Brontë published Jane Eyre in 1847 as Currer Bell. The title character is an orphan who grows up in a cold, unloving household, then at a harsh charity school.

At eighteen she becomes governess at Thornfield Hall, where she meets its brooding master, Mr Rochester. Something is wrong in the house, and Jane must decide how much she will give up for love. The story is told in her own voice. Its first readers were struck by its plain, direct account of a woman's inner life.

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Is Jane Eyre free to download?

Yes. Jane Eyre was first published in 1847, so it is in the US public domain. Charlotte Brontë died in 1855, so it is also free in the EU, where copyright ends 70 years after death. This edition comes from Standard Ebooks, which releases its texts under CC0.

What is Jane Eyre about?

An orphan becomes a governess at Thornfield Hall and falls in love with her employer, Mr Rochester, who is hiding a secret.

Who wrote Jane Eyre?

Charlotte Brontë, who published it under the pen name Currer Bell.