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Bertha Mason in the foreground, an illustration by F. H. Townsend for the second edition of Jane Eyre, published in 1847 Bertha Mason smashed on the pavement after throwing herself off the roof when Thornfield Hall is on fire. Bertha Antoinetta [1] Rochester (née Mason) is a character in Charlotte Brontë's 1847 novel Jane Eyre.
Jane Eyre is the fictional heroine and the titular protagonist in Charlotte Brontë's 1847 novel of the same name.The story follows Jane's infancy and childhood as an orphan, her employment first as a teacher and then as a governess, and her romantic involvement with her employer, the mysterious and moody Edward Rochester.
Jane Eyre (/ ɛər / AIR; originally published as Jane Eyre: An Autobiography) is a novel by the English writer Charlotte Brontë. It was published under her pen name "Currer Bell" on 19 October 1847 by Smith, Elder & Co. of London. The first American edition was published the following year by Harper & Brothers of New York. [2]
On one occasion during a public gathering, Thackeray introduced Charlotte to his mother as Jane Eyre and when Charlotte called on him the next day, he received an extended dressing-down, in which Smith had to intervene. [104] During her trip to London in 1851 she visited the Great Exhibition and The Crystal Palace. [105]
Rochester is given a childhood to mirror Jane Eyre's, with a father and brother who are cruel towards him and being raised in a boarding school. [ 38 ] [ 39 ] The 2023 novel, Jane & Edward: A Modern Reimagining of Jane Eyre by Melodie Edwards is a re-telling of the Jane Eyre story set in contemporary times.
Ten-year-old Jane Eyre is an orphan living at Gateshead Hall with her aunt by marriage, Mrs. Reed, and her children. John, her chief tormentor, along with his siblings and mother, constantly remind her of her dependent state.
David O. Selznick proposed that Olivier, Leigh and Suzanne should all appear in the film Jane Eyre (1943), with Olivier playing Rochester, Leigh playing the titular Jane Eyre and Suzanne playing a younger version of her mother. Vivien Leigh declined on behalf of all of them. Eventually, the role of young Jane went to Peggy Ann Garner. [12]
This version of Jane Eyre delves into some of the unexplained aspects of the novel. 2015: Jane Eyre: My Private Autobiography by W.J. Harrison. This version of Jane Eyre works in some novel twists that fit into the original plot, such as Jane's pursuit of Rochester and St. John's homosexuality. 2021: The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins.