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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:
bl.uk/works/jane-eyre
Or to explore Charlotte Brontë’s life and work, visit:
bl.uk/people/charlotte-bronte
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
© 2018, British Library. Published under a Creative Commons Non-Commercial No-Derivatives Licence. Illustrations © Hannah
Buckman. You may not use the material for commercial purposes. Please credit the copyright holder when reusing this work.