"Jane Eyre", novel written by Charlotte Brontë in 1847 under her pseudonym, Currier Bell, is widely considered a classic.
The novel gave new truthfulness to the Victorian novel with its realistic portrayal of the inner life of a woman, noting her struggles with her natural desires and social condition.
The story is about a girl named - not surprisingly - Jane Eyre, and it's a bildungsroman, a coming-of-age story that follows Jane from childhood through motherhood. Many elements of Jane's life are similar to events in Charlotte Brontë's life. Because the work features a strong-willed and intelligent woman, it's often considered to be an early feminist text.
