Discovering Literature: Jane Eyre Resources from the British Library www.bl.uk/discovering-literature

This list has been compiled to give you a flavour of what Discovering Literature has to offer. To discover a

whole hub of resources on Jane Eyre visit:

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Or to explore Charlotte Brontë’s life and work, visit:

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Setting the novel in context

Jane Eyre and the 19th-century woman

The Governess (video)

Orphans in fiction

Analysing the text

Articles

Fairytale and realism in Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre and the rebellious child

Childhood in Jane Eyre (video)

Jane Eyre: Bertha Mason (video)

Exploring key collection items

Fair copy manuscript of Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre, 1847

Positive review from the Era, 1847

Largely negative review, 1847

Scornful review by Elizabeth Rigby, 1849

Taking your explorations further

Victorian readers

Realism

Teaching resources

19th-century non-fiction texts: education

Jane Eyre: depictions of childhood

Jane Eyre: the figure of Bertha Mason

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