Charlotte Brontë: Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre does not have an easy life. Her mother and father die when she is just a small child. She goes to live with her aunt and three cousins, but they treat her cruelly. Then she is sent away to a boarding school at Lowood.

Life at Lowood is hard, but Jane soon learns to overcome her difficulties and do well. Later, when she grows up, she becomes a teacher at Lowood.

Then Jane moves to Thornfield Hall to work as a private teacher. The master there is a dark, mysterious man - Mr Rochester. He falls in love with Jane, and they plan to get married. But in Thornfield Hall there is a sad, dark secret that will soon have a terrible effect on the lives of both Jane and Mr Rochester ...

Charlotte Brontë: Jane Eyre. Oxford Progressive English Readers; Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1993

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