簡愛因父母雙亡而被舅舅收養,舅舅過世之後,十歲那年被舅媽里德太太送進了專收孤苦女孩的羅伍德慈善學校,任其自生自滅。
簡愛在那家飽受貧病威脅的學校歷練八年,靠著堅強的意志完成學業,並當了兩年羅伍德慈善學校的教師之後,決定踏出追尋自我人生的第一步。透過求職廣告,她來到了富豪之家棘園擔任家庭老師。
在棘園,簡愛與長她近二十歲的棘園主人羅徹斯特先生展開一段驚心動魄的情愛試煉。一個是不斷尋找著真愛、歷盡情愛滄桑的中年男人,一個是毫無戀愛經驗、情竇初開的純潔熱情,這兩股力量會激迸出怎樣的火花?
本書介出自商周出版出版《簡愛》
A novel of high romance and great intensity, Jane Eyre has enjoyed popular success and critical acclaim ever since its first publication in 1847. Jane’s journey from a troubled childhood to independence – and her turbulent love affair with the enigmatic Mr Rochester – electrified Victorian readers with its narrative power.
With characters that are as unforgettable as the story they enact, and a striking use of language that amazed the readers of the day, Jane Eyre ranks among the most influential English novels ever written.