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Jane Eyre is a classic novel by Charlotte Brontë. Summary of the Book Jane Eyre lives with her maternal uncle and his family. When her uncle dies, his wife doesn’t care much for Jane, and distances Jane from her cousins. Jane is soon sent to a cruel boarding school. She studies for six years at the school, and spends two years as a teacher. She leaves the school inspired by her friend and confidante Miss Temple. She advertises her services as a governess, and soon receives a reply from Alice Fairfax, the housekeeper at Thornfield Hall. Jane goes to Thornfield, meeting Adele Varens, a young French girl who she must now care for. She crosses paths with a strange but interesting man named Mr. Rochester, who begins to spend time with her. Jane soon discovers that Thornfield Hall may have secrets that she has yet to discover, secrets which may explain the macabre events in the house. But the most mysterious part of the house is Mr. Rochester himself, and Jane can’t seem to shake off her interest in him. About Charlotte Brontë Charlotte Brontë was an English novelist and poetess. She was the elder sister of Emily and Anne Brontë. Charlotte Bronte also wrote Villette and Shirley. Jane Eyre was adapted into several films, most recently by Cary Fukunaga in 2011 starring Mia Wasikowska as Jane Eyre, Michael Fassbender as Rochester and Judi Dench as Mrs. Fairfax.