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Charlotte Bront毛 - Jane Eyre

Writers Claire Harman and Tracy Chevalier discuss Charlotte Bronte's classic novel Jane Eyre.

To celebrate the bicentenary of Charlotte Bront毛鈥檚 birth, World Book Club travels back to Victorian England to discuss her captivating and enduring tale, Jane Eyre with writer Tracy Chevalier and biographer Claire Harman in a packed 91热爆 Radio Theatre.

The novel traces the fortunes of a young orphaned girl searching for a sense of belonging and identity in a hostile world, plagued by both gender and social inequality.

Weaving together the sweeping romance between Jane and Mr Rochester, a social commentary on nineteenth century England and set against the eerie Gothic backdrop of imposing mansions and wild moorland, Bront毛 has produced one of the world鈥檚 most loved and timeless tales.

(Photo: Charlotte Bronte. Credit: Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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Sun 8 May 2016 13:06GMT

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  • Sun 8 May 2016 03:06GMT
  • Sun 8 May 2016 13:06GMT

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