Excluded and treated horribly by her aunt and three cousins she is unsurprisingly eager to depart Gateshead for a boarding school fifty miles away, where she is to spend her formative years. Reed, the wife of her mother’s brother, both of whom have died. Jane Eyre is ten years old and about to leave Gateshead, where she has spent all of her young existence – unhappily in the guardianship of her aunt Mrs. We can’t be too disheartened, as we are in the company of a truly courageous character – arguably, one of literature’s most famous heroines.
Though it is the middle of June, and hopefully the skies are blue and the sun is warm and shining (you never can be too sure with British summertime), this week’s Places to Go takes us to the depths of winter. This week Lisa Spurgin shares her thoughts on Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. We will be posting extracts from stories which highlight special moments of travel and adventure for you to enjoy. Places to Go is a special feature that The Reader is bringing to you in the hope that it may provide some inspiration on how we can spend our time at home during lockdown.
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