Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre is a famous and influential novel by the English writer Charlotte Brontë. It was published in London, England in 1847 by Smith, Elder & Co. with the title Jane Eyre, an Autobiography under the pen name "Currer Bell". 

Orphaned as a child, Jane felt like an outcast during her childhood. She was sent by her cruel aunt to a boarding school where she was met with further torment. After the devastating loss of a friend, she finds herself enrolled under a new headmaster at the Lowood School and finds her life drastically changed. She spends eight more years at Lowood, six as a student and two as a teacher. Her courage is tested once again when she arrives at Thornfield Hall, where she has been hired by the brooding, proud Edward Rochester to care for his ward Adèle. Jane finds herself drawn to his troubled yet kind spirit. She falls in love. Hard. But there is a terrifying secret inside the gloomy, forbidding Thornfield Hall…

Smith, Elder & Co. published the First UK Edition, First Printing in London, 1847. This particular edition features a three-book set and was published under the pen name of “Currer Bell”. 

Harper & Brothers published the First US Edition, First Printing the following year in New York, 1848.

Thomas Y. Crowell & Co. published a Reprint Edition, Two-Book Set in New York, 1890. 

Gresham Publishing Co.  published a First Edition Thus, Collectors Edition in the UK, 1900. The edition was illustrated by John H. Bacon, circa 1900, with a leather spine and gilted Art Nouveau. 

Routledge published a Limited Printing, softcover in the UK, Circa 1900. 

Thomas Nelson & Sons published a Limited Printing hardcover in London, circa 1905.

J.M. Dent published a First Edition, Second Printing hardcover in London, 1922. The edition was illustrated in color by Edmund Dulac. 

Odhams published a First Edition Thus in the UK, circa 1935. 

Tower Books published a Photoplay Edition in Cleveland, Ohio, 1943. Photoplay edition issued to coincide with the release of classic film version starring Orson Welles, Joan Fontaine, and Margaret O’Brien. 

Guild Publishing published a First Edition Thus, in London, 1978. 

Easton Press published a Collector’s Edition, Limited in Norwalk, Connecticut, 1978. The edition is fully-bound in leather with raised bands and gilt lettering. Illustrated Lithography by Barnett Freedman.

The Franklin Library published a Limited Edition, Hardcover in Pennsylvania, 1981. The edition is accented in gold with a gilt title and raised bands. 

Ebor Publications published a First Edition, Limited Edition in the UK, 1991. The Edition is a facsimile of the original Smith, Elder & Co’s UK publication from 1847, featuring a 3 book set.