《简爱》是英国著名作家夏绿蒂·勃朗特的代表作品,女主人公简爱是一个追赶求平等与自主的知识女性形象,本书以其感人的对于一位“灰姑娘式”人物奋斗史的刻划而取胜。《简爱》也是女性文学的代表作品,是全世界能阅读小说的妇女必读的经典之作。小说以抒情而又感伤的笔调叙述了一个令人荡气回肠的爱情故事。简·爱自幼失去父母,苦难的生活使她的性格变得内向而刚强。在索菲德庄园任家庭教师时,和主人罗彻斯特产生了爱情。罗彻斯特古怪的性格与索菲德庄园的一个个神秘之夜使简·爱困惑不解,直到举行婚礼时,谜底才被揭开。原来罗彻斯特是有妻子的,她是一个患有遗传精神病的女人,一直被关在阁楼里。绝望的简·爱离开了索菲德庄园,但她心里仍然爱着罗彻斯特,罗彻斯特也在四处寻找她。一番周折后,当她重新回到索菲德时,这里已经是一片废墟……
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.