FROM THE COVER:
Since its publication in 1847 Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre has been one of the most widely read novels in all English literature. Jane Eyre is an orphan, penniless, and plain, but endowed with courage and spirit. She is hired as governess by Mr. Rochester, a brooding, melancholy man with a fiery temper and a dark secret. Their unconventional love story, transmuted by the genius of Charlotte Bronte's imagination, takes on a unique and unforgettable aura that lifts it above mere melodrama. But for today's reader Jane Eyre is above all, the story of a woman of passion and intelligence who refuses to be satisfied with her "place" in society, and asserts her identity and aspirations with defiance and dignity.

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