"Jane Eyre" ; 1847 ; Charlotte Brontë
Her story and voice transformed fiction, granting readers audience to her entire life, allowing readers access to her most intimate thoughts, emotions, and personal growth. A woman before her time, she tackled classism, sexuality, religion, and feminism, surviving a loveless, orphaned childhood to become one of the most passionate and principled women of her time, valuing freedom and independence, despite giving her heart to man; and this love, her love for Mr. Rochester, survives multiple obstacles, even "burning" on when his dark and mysterious secrets crawl out from hiding.
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