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 the following year 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.
Title page of the first edition, 1847
Young Jane argues with her guardian, Mrs Reed of Gateshead, illustration by F. H. Townsend
St John Rivers admits Jane to Moor House, illustration by F. H. Townsend
The Salutation pub in Hulme, Manchester, where Brontë began to write Jane Eyre; the pub was a lodge in the 1840s.
Charlotte Brontë was an English novelist and poet, the eldest of the three Brontë sisters who survived into adulthood and whose novels became classics of English literature. She is best known for her novel Jane Eyre, which she published under the androgynous name Currer Bell. Jane Eyre went on to become a success in publication, and is widely held in high regard in the gothic fiction genre of literature.
Roe Head School, in Mirfield
Plaque in Brussels, on the Centre for Fine Arts, Brussels
Title page of the first edition of Jane Eyre
This photo-portrait of Ellen Nussey has long been mistaken for one of her friend Charlotte Brontë. The photo is a copy made c. 1918 by the photographer, Sir Emery Walker, from an original carte de visite photo which was then privately owned.
