The young Jane Eyre takes a position as a governess at the remote estate of Thornfield Hall – and she falls hopelessly in love with the master of the house, the reserved yet fascinating Edward Rochester. He passionately returns her feelings, but a terrible secret threatens their happiness.

With the intelligent and strong-willed Jane Eyre, Charlotte Brontë created one of the most moving portrayals of women in world literature. The novel is considered a fictional autobiography of the author.

Charlotte Brontë (1816–1855) achieved her breakthrough as a writer in 1847 with Jane Eyre. Melanie Walz has newly translated this love and coming-of-age novel of a rebellious governess and provided it with a thoughtful afterword. It is remarkable how modern Jane Eyre's story feels and how Brontë succeeds in portraying her main character not as a salon heroine, but as a reflective woman who knows how to fight for her cause – and that of her female peers.