‘Conventionality is not morality.’ Jane Eyre was first published on this day in 1847.

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‘Conventionality is not morality.’

Jane Eyre was first published on this day in 1847. Charlotte Brontë felt a preface ‘unnecessary’, but includes one in the 1848 edition to respond to criticism of the novel's portrayal of complicated relationships, and Jane's outspoken views. Read it in full here: http://ow.ly/fWUt50wMygh