Why Do We Love Jane Eyre?

When Jane Eyre was published in 1847, it was a great success, it brought fame to Charlotte Brontë and is regarded as one of the best-known novels in British fiction. But why? Melvyn Bragg is joined by Dinah Birch, Professor of English Literature and Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research at the University of Liverpool and Karen O'Brien, Vice Principal and Professor of English Literature at King's College London.
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