Jane Eyre

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Author: Charlotte Bronte
Genre: Classics
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Jane Eyre is an orphan, dependent on the charity of an aunt who treats her cruelly. She is sent to boarding school at 10. Eight years later, she leaves her position as a teacher to become a governess at Thornfield Hall, where she meets the enigmatic Mr Rochester.


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