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Novel review of Jane Eyre 1、The novel’s basics The title of the novel is Jane Eyre. Charlotte Bronte is its writer. After published in 1847, it arouses a blow to English literature. It was also a milestone works in English literature. Although it had caused some critics, it also received popularity among the public. This book is so famous that it has been translated to many languages and published every where. 2、The writer Jane Eyre was Charlotte Bronte’s representative works. Charlotte Bronte was born in Yorkshire, England on April 21, 1816. Charlotte’s father was a poor pastor in her hometown, and her mother was a housewife. She was the third of the children. Her two sisters, Emily and Anne, were also the famous authors. So they were called “the three sisters of Bronte” on literature history in England. When Charlotte was very young, Charlotte’s mother died of cancer. She lived a hard and unfortunate life when she was young, but soon her sisters and she were sent to Cowan Bridge, a school which her health and physical development was affected because of the outbreak of tuberculosis, Charlotte was brought home, and then Charlotte read a lot of books in her father’s book-room and begun to try to write something creatively on the literature. When she was fifteen years old, she left her hometown and returned to school for study. And then several years later, she became a teacher at the school. Then she left the school and became a private governess, and at the same time, wrote some literatures. 3、The summary Jane Eyre told us Jane Eyre’s story. Her uncle had passed away, so she was raised by her cruel aunt, Mrs. Reed. At Lowood, Jane met Helen Burns who was a good and nice girl and shared a lot with her. They became each other’s best friend. A massive typhus epidemic spreads Lowood, and Helen died of it, Jane was very sad for it. After a group of sympathetic gentlemen took Brocklehurst’s place, Jane spent eight more years at Lowood, six as a student and two as a teac