Penguin Classics Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre is a woman that lives a principled life based on her feelings and Christian values. Her early life is difficult. An orphan, Jane is brought up by her aunt-in-law. Constantly bullied by her cousins and aunt, the material wealth surrounding her is no consolation and she yearns to leave. Subsequently placed in an a strict and austere boarding school Jane, besides gaining a scholastic...more

Jane Eyre is a woman that lives a principled life based on her feelings and Christian values. Her early life is difficult. An orphan, Jane is brought up by her aunt-in-law. Constantly bullied by her cousins and aunt, the material wealth surrounding her is no consolation and she yearns to leave. Subsequently placed in an a strict and austere boarding school Jane, besides gaining a scholastic education, experiences friendship, love and loss. She eventually becomes a teacher at the school. Yearning for greater adventure, Jane seeks a situation and becomes a governess. Life for Jane contains two marriage proposals and, initially, two refusals. Living by her principles leads Jane back to Mr Rochester - a man she loves (and who loves her) regardless of his physical infirmity and unattractivness.   hide

A childhood favorite. Classic.

My favorite book!

Another book on my bookshelf that I seem to pick up and read about a chapter then put down..

I wish that it didn't take 300 pages for the interesting story to begin but overall it was an enjoyable book. I wouldn't read it again for quite some time though.

This is an old favourite that I'm now reading to the children.

One of my favorites.

boring

The story of a girl, who evolves to be an independent woman of strong principles and thus finds her own way in life and true love. I found it a bit far fetched and esoteric in quite some places but in general it is actually a nice novel.