![]() ![]() Rochester, who is the guardian of the girl she has come to tutor. At Thornfield, Jane meets the mysterious Mr. The most familiar of Bronte’s novels, Jane Eyre, takes the top spot.Ī classic Bildungsroman (coming of age story), we get to follow Jane’s life through the hardships of childhood, life as an orphan, boarding school, and her job as a governess. Now let’s rank these novels from best to worst. ![]() Then, The Professor was published posthumously. In publication order, she wrote Jane Eyre, Shirley, and Villette. You may not have realized Charlotte wrote three other novels.įirst, Bronte wrote The Professor, which wasn’t published while she was alive. You’re probably familiar with the Bronte sisters because you were assigned Charlotte’s Jane Eyre or Emily’s Wuthering Heights to read in high school. ![]()
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