Foreword by bestselling author Celia Rees on why you should read this book.Jane Eyre is featured on the national curriculum.Fresh and accessible information in a fun newspaper format at the back of the book including, for example, a brief author biography, breaking news, fashions of the time, gossip column about key figures of the day and a round-up of facts to impress teachers and friends with - all perfect background material for both general interest and teacher use.

I go back to ["Jane Eyre"] so often and it was one of the first books that made me think, 'This is me, in some deep way.' (Suzanne Vega)

Charlotte Bronte was born at Thornton, in Yorkshire, in 1816 and died in 1855. She was educated with three of her sisters at the Clergy Daughters' School at Cowan Bridge in Lancashire and later at the Roe Head school in Mirfield. Charlotte worked variously as a teacher and a governess throughout her lifetime, as well as writing books. Her novels include Jane Eyre, Shirley, Villette and The Professor. Jane Eyre was received with enormous success on first publication and continues to be one of the most enduring love stories of all time. Celia Rees is the author of many books for young adults including the bestselling novel Witch Child. She lives in Leamington Spa.