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As a young orphan, Jane Eyre is thrown upon the mercy of an aunt and cousins who are anything but merciful, and when they send her away to an austere boarding school for charity cases, it seems she will never be allowed to forget her humble beginnings. However, Jane has a quiet inner strength and resourcefulness, and when she takes on a role as governess at Thornfield Hall, she quickly gains both the affection and respect not only of her young pupil, but also the child’s guardian, the fierce and brooding Mr Rochester.
Perhaps Jane has finally found the love for which she has always longed? But Mr Rochester has a dark secret. A secret that will rock Thornfield Hall to its very foundations…

Beschrijving

A dramatised reading capturing all the passionate intensity of Charlotte Brontë’s great romantic novel.

Jane Eyre is the story of an unloved and penniless orphan who triumphs over harsh treatment to become a spirited and independent young woman. She secures employment as a governess at Thornfield Hall where she transforms the life of morose and lonely Edward Rochester. They fall in love, but Thornfield holds a dark secret that blights their happiness.

This dramatised reading captures all the passionate intensity of Charlotte Brontë’s great romantic novel.

A dramatised reading capturing all the passionate intensity of Charlotte Brontë’s great romantic novel.

Bronte’s infamous Gothic novel tells the story of orphan Jane, a child of unfortunate circumstances. Raised and treated badly by her aunt and cousins and eventually sent away to a cruel boarding school, it is not until Jane becomes a governess at Thornfield that she finds happiness. Meek, measured, but determined, Jane soon falls in love with her brooding and stormy master, Mr Rochester, but it is not long before strange and unnerving events occur in the house and Jane is forced to leave Thornfield to pursue her future.