“I am no bird; and no net ensnares me; I am a free human being with an independent will.”
As a young orphan, Jane Eyre is thrown upon the mercy of an aunt and cousins who are anything but merciful, and when they send her away to an austere boarding school for charity cases, it seems she will never be allowed to forget her humble beginnings. However, Jane has a quiet inner strength and resourcefulness, and when she take on a role as governess at Thornfield Hall, she quickly gains both the affection and respect not only of her young pupil, but also the child's guardian, the fierce and brooding Mr Rochester.
Perhaps Jane has finally found the love for which she has always longed? But Mr Rochester has a dark secret. A secret that will rock Thornfield Hall to its very foundations…
This is Book 1 in the Walker Abridged Classics Series. See all Walker Abridged Classics books here.
Charlotte Bronte was born in 1816, the third of six children in a very talented family. Bronte wrote and published this book using a male pseudonym: Currer Bell. Released to critical acclaim, it became one of the most successful novels of the Victorian era.
More about Charlotte BrontePatrice Lawrence is a half-Trinidadian writer born in Brighton. Her first published story, Duck, Duck Goose was included in the Decibel Penguin Prize Anthology. She is currently working on a longer novel for children, and we are looking forward to reading more from this talented young writer.
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