Jane Eyre
Summary
Jane Eyre (1847) has enjoyed huge popularity since first publication, and its success owes much to its exceptional emotional power. Jane Eyre, a penniless orphan, is engaged as governess at Thornfield Hall by the mysterious Mr Rochester. Her integrity and independence are tested to the limit as their love for each other grows, and the secrets of Mr Rochester's past are revealed.
Reviews
It is one of the most powerful domestic romances which has been published .
It is a book to make the pulses gallop and the heart beat, and to fill the eyes with tearsAtlas 1847