Chapter 17
Blanche Ingram and the house-party guests discuss governesses as a class with open contempt while Jane sits in the room.
Read in Books4Free →Class, Money, and Independence
From Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Jane's governess status places her in a famously ambiguous class position; her uncle's inheritance finally secures her material independence.
Chapter 33
Jane inherits 20,000 pounds and immediately divides it among her cousins, choosing kinship over wealth.
Read in Books4Free →Read or Listen to Jane Eyre on Books4Free
Every chapter free to read. Free audio narration on the opening chapter. Plus an AI study assistant that knows the book.
Open in Books4Free →