Villette (1853) by Charlotte Bronte is the story of Englishwoman Lucy Snowe who ends up a teacher at a girls' pensionnat in Villette, the capital of Labassecour, a fictional French-speaking country on the continent.

Autobiographical in many ways, the novel shows stoic Lucy overcoming barriers of language, culture, complex psychological self-conflict, emotional torment, and falling in love. The character of M. Paul Emanuel is believed to have been based on Charlotte Bronte's own impossible object of affection, the one and only true passion of her brief life -- Constantin Heger, the...

Jane Eyre (1847) by Charlotte Bronte is arguably the world's favorite love story, a romantic classic beloved by generations of readers.

Jane Eyre is a young English governess who overcomes an abusive childhood and falls in love with her pupil's guardian, Mr. Rochester, the grim and charismatic master of Thornfield Hall -- a place of gothic mystery.

She is quiet, small, mousy, downtrodden -- and yet indomitable and steadfast, fierce and passionate when it comes to being true to herself. Jane is the quintessential everywoman heroine, a vibrant character for the ages, at the same time...

Jane Eyre (1847) by Charlotte Bronte is arguably the world's favorite love story, a romantic classic beloved by generations of readers.

Jane Eyre is a young English governess who overcomes an abusive childhood and falls in love with her pupil's guardian, Mr. Rochester, the grim and charismatic master of Thornfield Hall -- a place of gothic mystery.

She is quiet, small, mousy, downtrodden -- and yet indomitable and steadfast, fierce and passionate when it comes to being true to herself. Jane is the quintessential everywoman heroine, a vibrant character for the ages, at the same time...

Roman izvestnoj anglijskoj pisatel'nicy Sharlotty Bronte - klassika zhenskoj literatury. V nem est' vse, ot chego tak zamiraet serdce: pervoe robkoe chuvstvo, obmanutye nadezhdy, vernye druz'ja i nastojashhaja ljubov'. Sud'ba geroini tragichna, no, nesmotrja na mnozhestvo zhiznennyh trudnostej, Dzhejn nahodit v sebe sily borot'sja za svoe schast'e Jeto - odna iz samyh znamenityh knig vseh vremen i narodov. Kniga, na kotoroj vyrosli pokolenija i pokolenija chitatel'nic. Kniga, kotoraja ne stareet i ne terjaet svoego obajanija. Kniga, kotoraja jekranizirovalas' besschetnoe kolichestvo raz,...

One of the most popular novels ever written, Charlotte Bronte's classic tale follows orphan Jane Eyre from her early years living with her heartless aunt, through her unhappy years at school and on to her meeting the the handsome but callous, Mr Rochester. Rich in themes, Charlotte Bronte's masterpiece examines religion, class, social structure and morality, and offers one of English literature's first feminist characters in the independent and strong-willed Jane. One of the most important and groundbreaking novels of all time, Jane Eyre retains its ability to captivate its readers more and...

Charlotte Bronte's well-loved masterpiece.

Jane Eyre is a plain, determined and intelligent child. Orphaned and poor, she is adopted by her Aunt and Uncle Reed. The death of Uncle Reed allows her unpleasant aunt to send her away to a grim charity school, where she continues her harsh upbringing, but is given the education that finally frees her. Once old enough, she becomes a teacher and takes the role of governess in a large manor house, where she falls in love with her employer. But Rochester is hiding a secret that, when revealed, forces Jane to choose between following her head and her heart. Both critically acclaimed and...

Jane Eyre is a plain, determined and intelligent child. Orphaned and poor, she is adopted by her Aunt and Uncle Reed. The death of Uncle Reed allows her unpleasant aunt to send her away to a grim charity school, where she continues her harsh upbringing, but is given the education that finally frees her. Once old enough, she becomes a teacher and takes the role of governess in a large manor house, where she falls in love with her employer. But Rochester is hiding a secret that, when revealed, forces Jane to choose between following her head and her heart. Both critically acclaimed and...

Charlotte Bronte's most beloved novel describes the passionate love between the courageous orphan Jane Eyre and the brilliant, brooding, and domineering Rochester. The loneliness and cruelty of Jane's childhood strengthens her natural independence and spirit, which prove invaluable when she takes a position as a governess at Thornfield Hall. But after she falls in love with her sardonic employer, her discovery of his terrible secret forces her to make a heart-wrenching choice. Ever since its publication in 1847, Jane Eyre has enthralled every kind of reader, from the most...

An unconventional love story that broadened the scope of romantic fiction, Jane Eyre is ultimately the tale of one woman's fight to claim her independence and self-respect in a society that has no place for her. Revised reissue.