Charlotte Brontë's most beloved novel describes the passionate love between the courageous orphan Jane Eyre and the brilliant, brooding, and domineering Rochester. The loneliness and cruelty of Jane's childhood strengthens her natural independence and spirit, which prove invaluable when she takes a position as a governess at Thornfield Hall. But after she falls in love with her sardonic employer, her discovery of his terrible secret forces her to make a heart-wrenching choice. Ever since its publication in 1847, Jane Eyre has enthralled every kind of reader, from the most critical and cultivated to the youngest and most unabashedly romantic. It lives as one of the great triumphs of storytelling and as a moving and unforgettable portrayal of a woman's quest for self-respect. BRONTE CHARLOTTE Novelista inglesa, de las tres hermanas Brontë, Charlotte 1816-1855 fue la mayor y más longeva, así como la que dispuso de más tiempo para entregarse a la literatura. Novela llevada al cine en varias ocasiones -aunque es especialmente memorable su versión de 1944, protagonizada por Orson Welles y Joan Fontaine-, Jane Eyre fue desde su aparición un éxito rotundo. Otras obras escritas por Charlotte son Shirley, Villette, El profesor.