The Norton Library edition of Jane Eyre faithfully reproduces the
third (1848) edition, the last corrected by Charlotte Brontë. A new
introduction by Sharon Marcus sheds light on the novel's complex
depictions of female agency, drawing fresh appreciation to "the genius,
the vehemence, the indignation of Charlotte Brontë" (Virginia Woolf),
brought vividly to life through the singular voice of her passionate and
uncompromising heroine.