Jane Eyre

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Ignored and ill-treated, can the orphaned Jane Eyre escape her conditions in Gateshead?

Young, ignored and ill-treated, can the orphaned Jane Eyre escape her conditions in Gateshead? Read by Anne-Marie Duff.

Lonely, ignored and ill-treated, the orphaned Jane Eyre is growing up at Gateshead. 

When she arrives at Thornfield Hall, it's not only the presence of Mr Rochester that she finds unsettling...

Charlotte Bronte's bold and passionate story of a woman's search for independence and love on her own terms. 

First published in 1847 - and abridged in fifteen parts by Sally Marmion. 

Read by Anne-Marie Duff.  

Producer: Di Speirs

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2004.

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