Jane Eyre (Abridged)

Published in 1847, Jane Eyre tells of a mousy governess who softens the heart of her employer only to discover that he's hiding a terrible secret. Jane Eyre is Charlotte's most famous novel and is firmly established in the literary canon. Jane, an orphan maltreated throughout her childhood, goes to work for Mr Rochester as governess to his ward, Adele Varens. Although at first scared by the broodi...