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Jane Eyre Is The Feminist Heroine We Need
There’s really nothing I love more than curling up with an excellent book, maybe even one I’ve read many times. And if the book were written by a woman during the reign of Queen Victoria and had real-world themes applicable still today, all the better.
By Gwen Farrell3 min read
Jane Eyre is one such book. It has everything — lyrical, beautiful structure and prose, raw and visceral characters, intrigue, mystery, passion. When my grandmother bought me my first copy when I was 11 (I now have three copies), I read it in two days and have been hooked ever since.