Jane Eyre; ou Les mémoires d'une institutrice

by Charlotte Brontë

"Jane Eyre; ou Les mémoires d'une institutrice" by Charlotte Brontë is a novel published in 1847. This groundbreaking work follows Jane Eyre from her abused childhood through her education and employment as a governess at Thornfield Hall, where she falls in love with her mysterious employer, Mr. Rochester. Told through intimate first-person narrative, the novel explores moral and spiritual development while addressing class, sexuality, religion, and feminism. It revolutionized prose fiction and remains one of the greatest novels in English literature.