Jane Eyre (1847)
0.4313Canon Score · ranked #10 all time
Aggregated from 10 of 14 authoritative lists, weighted by authority and adjusted for each list's scope and age. How scoring works →
About the book
The novel is set somewhere in the north of England. Jane's childhood at Gateshead Hall, where she is emotionally and physically abused by her aunt and cousins; her education at Lowood School, where she acquires friends and role models but also suffers privations and oppression; her time as the governess of Thornfield Hall, where she falls in love with her Byronic employer, Edward Rochester; her time with the Rivers f
Why it ranks #10
Every list on which Jane Eyre appears, with its position as published.
| List | Authority | Position |
|---|---|---|
| OCLC/WorldCat Top 500 Novels (2019) | Editorial list | #8 / 500 |
| BBC Big Read Top 200 (2003) | Editorial list | #10 / 200 |
| BBC 100 Stories That Shaped the World | Major international poll | #19 / 100 |
| The Novel 100 (Burt) | Editorial list | #52 / 100 |
| PBS Great American Read (2018) | Editorial list | #59 / 100 |
| Guardian 1000 Novels (2009) | Critics' canon | Selected |
| 1001 Books You Must Read (union) | Critics' canon | Selected |
| Bloom, The Western Canon (1994) | Editorial list | Selected |
| Observer 100 Greatest Novels (2003) | Editorial list | Selected |
| Telegraph 100 Novels (2009) | Editorial list | Selected |