

It, along with Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice is one of the most famous romance novels of all time. It is also considered to be ahead of its time because of Jane's individualistic character and how the novel approaches the topics of class, sexuality, religion, and feminism. The book contains elements of social criticism with a strong sense of Christian morality at its core. The story of a neglected girl orphan of that name. Publication date 19 October 1847 () Media type Print OCLC 3163777 Dewey Decimal 823. One of the most beloved novels in history for many generations Jane Eyre is set in England in the 1800s. Charlotte Brontë has been called the "first historian of the private consciousness", and the literary ancestor of writers like Marcel Proust and James Joyce. Jane Eyre Title page of the first Jane Eyre edition Author Charlotte Brontë Country United Kingdom Language English Genre Gothic Bildungsroman Romance Set in Northern England, early 19th century a Publisher Smith, Elder & Co. The novel is considered to be revolutionary prose fiction as it was first to focus on its protagonist's moral and spiritual development through an intimate first-person narrative, where actions and events are colored by a psychological intensity. It follows the experiences of its unglamorous heroine, including her growth to adulthood as she comes into contact with Victorian society.

It was originally published as "Jane Eyre: An Autobiography" in 1847.

Jane Eyre is a novel written by Charlotte Bronte.
