Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
The novel follows the life of Jane Eyre, an orphan who is mistreated by her relatives and sent to a charity school. As she grows up, Jane becomes a governess at Thornfield Hall, where she falls in love with the brooding and mysterious Mr. Rochester. However, she soon learns of a dark secret in his past that threatens their future together. The story is a profound exploration of a woman's self-discovery and her struggle for independence and love in a rigid Victorian society.
The 23rd greatest book of all time
- Published
- 1847
- Nationality
- British
- Type
- Fiction
- Pages
- 300-500
- Words
- 183,858
- Original Language
- English
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- 1st on A Hundred Novels to Change Your Life (The Daily Mail)
- 1st on Harvard Book Store Staff's Favorite 100 Books (Harvard Book Store)
- 3rd on The 100 Favorite Novels of Librarians (Bookman.com)
- 5th on The Ideal Library (Book)
- 5th on The 100 Greatest British Novels (BBC)
- 6th on 30 Books Every Adult Should Read Before They Die (The British Museums, Libraries, and Archives Society)
- 7th on The Telegraph’s 100 Novels Everyone Should Read (Telegraph)
- 7th on For The Love of Books (For The Love of Books)
- 8th on The Complete 500: OCLC (OCLC)
- 10th on The Big Read (BBC)
- 10th on The Great American Read (PBS)
- 15th on Top 50 Books (The Folio Society)
- 16th on Entertainment Weekly's Top 100 Novels (Entertainment Weekly)
- 17th on My Favourite Book - Australian Big Read (Australian Big Read)
- 18th on The 100 Greatest Novels of All Time: The List (The Observer)
- 27th on 100 Best Books to Read by Women Authors (Good Housekeeping)
- 28th on Our Users' Favorite Books of All Time (The Greatest Books Users)
- 28th on The Top 10: The Greatest Books of All Time (The Top 10 (Book))
- 36th on Big Read (Hungarian) (Hungaria)
- 45th on The 100 Greatest Novels (greatbooksguide.com)
- 51st on The 500 best books of all time from Culture Café users (Culture Café)
- 52nd on The Novel 100: A Ranking of the Greatest Novels of All Time (The Novel 100)
- 53rd on Big Read (Bulgarian) (Bulgaria)
- 54th on Koen Book Distributors Top 100 Books of the Past Century (themodernnovel.com)
- 73rd on 100 Best Books (Montana State University)
- 99th on Big Read (German) (Germany)
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- The Graphic Canon (Book)
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- Select 100 (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee)
- 100 Best Novels Written in English (The Guardian)
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- 75 Books Every Woman Should Read (Jezebel)
- As if You Don't Have Enough to Read, Fiction Edition (New York Times)
- 12 Novels Considered the Greatest Book Ever Written (Encyclopedia Britannica)
- The Ultimate Book Bucket List: The 75 Best Books Of All Time (Refinery29)
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