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Jane Eyre
Charlotte Brontë
An orphan with nothing but her own will becomes a governess in a house with a locked attic and a secret.
- to read
- 13 h
- to read
- at 20 min a day
- 39 days
- at 20 min a day
- public domain
- Free
- public domain
What it’s about
Jane grows up unloved, survives a harsh school, and takes a job at Thornfield Hall, where she falls for her moody employer, Mr Rochester. Strange things happen in the house at night.
Jane tells the story herself, directly and with real fire. It is a love story, a gothic mystery and a book about refusing to be small.
- Independence
- Love and self-respect
- Secrets
“I am no bird; and no net ensnares me; I am a free human being with an independent will.”
Why people stop, and how to finish
The childhood and school chapters are long and bleak, and some readers stop before Jane reaches Thornfield.
What helps: Thornfield begins in chapter eleven, and from there the pace picks up sharply. Hold on until then.
At 20 minutes a day you’ll reach the last page in about 39 days.
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