Jane Eyre

American  

[jeyn air] / ˈdʒeɪn ˈɛər /

noun

1. a novel (1847) by Charlotte Brontë.

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Jane Eyre Cultural  

1. A novel by Charlotte Brontë. Jane Eyre serves as governess to the ward of the mysterious and moody Edward Rochester. He proposes to her, but Jane discovers that he is already married to an insane woman. Eventually Jane and Rochester are reunited and, in a famous line, “Reader, I married him.”

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Example Sentences

Emily's sister Charlotte also wrote "Jane Eyre" here, another classic of English literature.

From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026

Like Jane Eyre, the more unsustained they are, the more they respect themselves.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

“Rice said, ‘Everybody knows who Jane Eyre is … and everybody knows who Frankenstein’s monster is.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 26, 2023

Many of her works were inspired by literature or nursery rhymes, repurposing literary or folk characters like the Three Blind Mice, Jane Eyre and Snow White.

From Washington Post • Jun. 9, 2022

On Wednesday evenings twice a month she attended a meeting of her book circle, five other women who enjoyed discussing Benito Cereno, Flowers of Evil, The Importance of Being Earnest, and Jane Eyre.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson