Title: Jane Eyre
Author: Charlotte Brontë
Published: 1847
Pages: 624 (Penguin Classic Edition)
Structure: 38 chapters, originally published in three volumes
“Jane Eyre” is how I think the story of “Cinderella” should have been told. Through her own inner strength, an orphaned girl overcomes an abusive childhood and a tempestuous young adulthood, eventually finding peace, but on her own terms. She’s not rescued by a “hero”. She is the hero.
