Bront?, Charlotte

Contains a complete plot summary and analysis of Charlotte Bront?'s "Jane Eyre", as well as discussion of the characters and themes, and includes study questions.

Jane, a plain and penniless orphan in nineteenth-century England, accepts employment as a governess at Thornfield Hall and soon finds herself in love with her melancholy employer, Mr. Edward Rochester, a man with a terrible secret. Includes commentary by Kathleen Tillotson and Virginia Woolf.

When orphaned governess Jane Eyre arrives at imposing Thornfield Hall, she's intrigued by her brooding, wealthy employer, Rochester. His dark moods and the strange occurrences in the house lead her to discover a terrible secret that he had hoped to hide from her forever.

In early nineteenth-century England, an orphaned young woman accepts employment as a governess at Thornfield Hall, a country estate owned by the mysteriously remote Mr. Rochester.

When a penniless governess falls in love with the brooding master of Thornfield, she is unaware of the tragic events that will follow.