《简·爱》是19世纪英国最出色的小说，它通过简·爱本人短短二十年人生经历的描述，来展示当时社会的政治风貌和地位差异所带来的不平等，是一部难得的传世名作。

孤女简·爱自幼被刻薄刁钻的舅母送往洛德学校，受尽了折磨和欺凌，直到成年后应征家庭教师。出身贫寒的简·爱与男主人公洛奇斯特产生了真挚的爱情。

就在两人的婚礼上，简·爱发现洛奇斯特家的阁楼上藏着一个疯女人，而她竟是洛奇斯特的结发妻子。简·爱愤而离去。不久，疯女人火烧庄园，洛奇斯特为救她而双目失明，并陷于贫困。就在他对生活感觉绝望之际，简·爱回到了他的身边……

Charlotte Bronte"s impassioned novel is the love story of Jane Eyre, a plain yet spirited governess, and her employer, the arrogant, brooding Mr. Rochester.Published in 1847 under the pseudonym Currer Bell, the book heralded a new kind of heroine--one whose virtuous integrity, keen intellect, and tireless perseverance broke through class barriers to win equal stature with the man she loved. Hailed by William Makepeace Thackeray as "the masterwork of a great genius."Jane Evre is still regarded, over a century later, as one of the finest novels in English literature.