Brief biography of the author

This article should help to put into perspective some of the references to money in Jane Eyre. Also, as we have discussed, Jane’s social class, as a governess, is somewhat ambiguous. I think the article may help to convey this idea:


The article…

This webpage explains what working-class Victorians, such as Jane Eyre, were limited to in terms of nurtrition and diet.

This article discusses the various country estates bought and built by those in the upper class during the Victorian Era. Sometimes, a wealthy person would buy an old estate and hire an architect to remodel. Often, they were built from scratch. These…