Listen to a podcast about the characters of Mr Rochester and St John Rivers in Charlotte Brontë's novel, Jane Eyre. Listen to the full series on BBC Sounds.

Jane Eyre is a first-person narrative told from the perspective of Jane, a seemingly ‘plain’ girl who meets a lot of challenges in life. The novel presents Jane’s life from childhood to ...

Jane Eyre is an orphan cast out as a young girl by her aunt, Mrs. Reed, and sent to be raised in a harsh charity school for girls. There she learns to become a teacher and eventually seeks ...

After a bleak childhood, Jane Eyre (Mia Wasikowska) goes out into the world to become a governess. As she lives happily in her new position at Thornfield Hall, she meets the dark, cold ...