meat and potatoes

Author: Charlotte Brontë (Currer Bell) First Published: 1847, by Smith, Elder, and Co. Poor Jane Eyre—the doormat of 19th-century literature. Everyone walks all over her, and her mistreatment by other characters throughout the novel is both infuriating and disgusting. From the Reeds and Mr. Brocklehurst in childhood, to the Ingrams and even her beloved Mr. [...]