Illustrated World Classics: Jane Eyre Jane Eyre is a popular novel by English writer Charlotte Bront?. It is described as an influential feminist novel depicting a female characters feelings minutely. The novel is a first-person narrative of the title character, Jane Eyre. The novel goes through five distinct stages: Janes childhood at Gateshead, her education at Lowood School, her time as the governess of Thornfield Hall, her time with the Rivers family; and finally her reunion with, and marriage to, her beloved Rochester. The original flavour of this classic has been carefully retained in this abridged version.