Reader, Jane Eyre was a woman who lived

From: The Independent (London, England) | Date: September 9, 1997| Author: | Copyright information

Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre (1847), one of the best-loved novels in the English language, may have been inspired by a real person. A Jane Eyre lived in Yorkshire, a few miles from the Brontes' home, and was known among Charlotte Bronte's circle, new research by a retired teacher has established.

Both the real-life Jane Eyre and the fictional character were thwarted in love before marrying and enjoying happiness - "Reader, I married him", as the fictional Jane Eyre declares. There, though, the parallels seem to end.

The real Jane Eyre was a member of a Moravian settlement, a Protestant ...

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