Introducing Jane Eyre: An Unlikely Victorian Heroine

Did you know that Currer Bell and Ellis Bell were the pseudonyms for Charlotte and Emily Bronte? Did you know that during the 1800s women’s emotional opinions were not seen as something meant for publication? Introduce Jane Eyre with a...

Who is Currer Bell? The narrator his course on Jane Eyre with an overview of Charlotte Bronte’s life, her writings under the Currer Bell pseudonym, and a brief summary of the plot of the novel. He approaches the story as a mix of the...

Details of the life and works of Victorian writer Charlotte Bronte and her contributions to the world of poetry. Includes a bibliography and a link to her poem "On the Death of Anne Bronte".

This resource provides an elaborate overview of the life, works, and times of Charlotte Bronte. Content ranges from the genre, plot, and theme found in "Jane Eyre," to the position of middle-class women of Bronte's time, to the Boer War....

This site contains the full text of Elizabeth Gaskell's biography of Charlotte Bronte. Very detailed, includes a portrait.

The whole text of the famous novel Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, taken from the second edition, formatted for online reading.

Published under the pseudonym of Currer Bell, this is one of Bronte's earliest works, formatted for online reading.

This site contains the full text of Charlotte Bronte's novel "Jane Eyre," including prefaces to the second and third editions.

A portal to biographical information and essays related to Charlotte Bronte (1816-1855) and her novel "Jane Eyre," including information about social and political history, characterization, themes, genre, setting, imagery, and more.

Familiarize yourself with the life and works of Charlotte Bronte. This source contains a quick fact sheet, a short biography, and links to related articles, collection items, works, and teacher resources.