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Charlotte Brontë

Jane Eyre

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    Chapter 1The forbidden book and punishment13 min readRead ›

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  2. Chapter 2Terror in the red-room18 min read
  3. Chapter 3A visitor recommends school21 min read
  4. Chapter 4Jane defies Mrs. Reed39 min read
  5. Chapter 5Arrival at Lowood33 min read
  6. Chapter 6Helen's lesson in endurance19 min read
  7. Chapter 7The public humiliation of Jane24 min read
  8. Chapter 8Jane's name is cleared20 min read
  9. Chapter 9Helen's final night22 min read
  10. Chapter 10A new position at Thornfield29 min read
  11. Chapter 11The mysteries of Thornfield43 min read
  12. Chapter 12The horseman on the road28 min read
  13. Chapter 13Rochester examines the governess27 min read
  14. Chapter 14Rochester reveals Adèle's past33 min read
  15. Chapter 15The midnight fire33 min read
  16. Chapter 16Grace Poole bears suspicion25 min read
  17. Chapter 17Thornfield receives its grand party54 min read
  18. Chapter 18The charades test Blanche39 min read
  19. Chapter 19The disguised fortune-teller25 min read
  20. Chapter 20The attack in the attic38 min read
  21. Chapter 21Mrs. Reed's withheld letter58 min read
  22. Chapter 22Homecoming to Rochester19 min read
  23. Chapter 23The proposal beneath the chestnut tree26 min read
  24. Chapter 24Jane resists becoming an idol47 min read
  25. Chapter 25The torn wedding veil33 min read
  26. Chapter 26The secret marriage exposed28 min read
  27. Chapter 27Jane chooses to leave74 min read
  28. Chapter 28Refuge at Moor House46 min read
  29. Chapter 29A stranger named Jane Elliott30 min read
  30. Chapter 30The Morton school offered25 min read
  31. Chapter 31The village school begins21 min read
  32. Chapter 32Rosamond's portrait betrays a clue30 min read
  33. Chapter 33An inheritance and new family32 min read
  34. Chapter 34St. John's loveless proposal61 min read
  35. Chapter 35A voice across the distance29 min read
  36. Chapter 36The ruins of Thornfield26 min read
  37. Chapter 37Reunion at Ferndean49 min read
  38. Chapter 38Marriage and years of fulfilment12 min read