Jane Eyre (originally published as Jane Eyre: An Autobiography) is a novel by English writer Charlotte Bront?, published under the pen name "Currer Bell", on 16 October 1847, by Smith, Elder and Co. of London. The first American edition was published the following year by Harper and Brothers of New York. Jane Eyre is a Bildungsroman which follows the experiences of its eponymous heroine, including her growth to adulthood and her love for Mr. Rochester,...