The Professor, was rejected for publication, she concluded that publishers preferred the 'wild, wonderful and thrilling' to the 'plain and homely'.

The heroine, Jane Eyre, is a penniless orphan of sharp wit and independent spirit, although outwardly of plain appearance.

Her employer, Mr. Rochester, a brooding, melancholy figure, is given to rough outbursts of temper.

Their unconventional love story is the central theme of this stormy, intense and introspective novel.