Jane Eyre. Poster of the 2006 TV series and cover of the 1847 book
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Jane Eyre
Charlotte Brontë, 1847
TV series vs book
Susanna White, 2006

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 employment outside of the school. Her advertisement is answered by the housekeeper of Thornfield Hall, Mrs. Fairfax.


Jane Eyre. Poster of the 1983 TV series and cover of the 1847 book
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Jane Eyre
Charlotte Brontë, 1847
TV series vs book
Julian Amyes, 1983

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 employment outside of the school. Her advertisement is answered by the housekeeper of Thornfield Hall, Mrs. Fairfax.


Jane Eyre. Poster of the 1943 movie and cover of the 1847 book
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Jane Eyre
Charlotte Brontë, 1847
movie vs book
Robert Stevenson, 1943

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 employment outside of the school. Her advertisement is answered by the housekeeper of Thornfield Hall, Mrs. Fairfax.


Jane Eyre. Poster of the 1973 TV series and cover of the 1847 book
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Jane Eyre
Charlotte Brontë, 1847
TV series vs book
Joan Craft, 1973

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 employment outside of the school. Her advertisement is answered by the housekeeper of Thornfield Hall, Mrs. Fairfax.


Jane Eyre. Poster of the 2011 movie and cover of the 1847 book
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Jane Eyre
Charlotte Brontë, 1847
movie vs book
Cary Joji Fukunaga, 2011

A tearful Jane Eyre runs away from Thornfield Hall, finding herself alone on the moors. She collapses at the doorstep of Moor House, home of St. John Rivers and his sisters Diana and Mary; they take Jane in and nurse her back to health. The film flashes between Jane’s recovery and her grim childhood.


Jane Eyre. Poster of the 1997 movie and cover of the 1847 book
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Jane Eyre
Charlotte Brontë, 1847
movie vs book
Robert Young, 1997

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 employment outside of the school. Her advertisement is answered by the housekeeper of Thornfield Hall, Mrs. Fairfax.


Jane Eyre. Poster of the 1996 movie and cover of the 1847 book
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Jane Eyre
Charlotte Brontë, 1847
movie vs book
Franco Zeffirelli, 1996

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 employment outside of the school. Her advertisement is answered by the housekeeper of Thornfield Hall, Mrs. Fairfax.


Jane Eyre. Poster of the 1970 movie and cover of the 1847 book
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Jane Eyre
Charlotte Brontë, 1847
movie vs book
Delbert Mann, 1970

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 employment outside of the school. Her advertisement is answered by the housekeeper of Thornfield Hall, Mrs. Fairfax.


Jane Eyre. Poster of the 1921 movie and cover of the 1847 book
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Jane Eyre
Charlotte Brontë, 1847
movie vs book
Hugo Ballin, 1921

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 employment outside of the school. Her advertisement is answered by the housekeeper of Thornfield Hall, Mrs. Fairfax.


Woman and Wife. Poster of the 1918 movie and cover of the 1847 book, Jane Eyre
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Jane Eyre
Charlotte Brontë, 1847
movie vs book
Edward José, 1918

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 employment outside of the school. Her advertisement is answered by the housekeeper of Thornfield Hall, Mrs. Fairfax.


Jane Eyre. Poster of the 1934 movie and cover of the 1847 book
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Jane Eyre
Charlotte Brontë, 1847
movie vs book
Christy Cabanne, 1934

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 employment outside of the school. Her advertisement is answered by the housekeeper of Thornfield Hall, Mrs. Fairfax.