After a childhood in an orphanage, Jane Eyre takes a position as a governess at the remote estate of Thornfield Hall – and falls hopelessly in love with the master of the house, the brooding and reserved Edward Rochester. He reciprocates her feelings, but he is married, and Jane refuses to live as a mistress. It is only after the dramatic death of his wife that the two come together. With the intelligent and strong-willed Jane Eyre, Charlotte Brontë created one of the most moving portrayals of women in English literature. The novel is considered a fictional autobiography of the author. Melanie Walz brings this classic of Victorian literature to new life, presenting it in a fresh and modern language. "Jane Eyre," Charlotte Brontë's first novel, is now available for the first time in a complete new translation.