FreeSchool Simplified Classics are the next best thing to the original version! Standardized into modern American English, simplified to a 6th-grade reading level, and illustrated with hand-drawn pen-and-ink images, they maintain nearly all of the length of the original work. Now you can enjoy classic literature in a more accessible way.

“You think I have no feelings, and that I can do without one bit of love or kindness; but I cannot!”

Orphaned and mistreated, Jane Eyre has never known love. In the bleak landscape of 19th-century England she struggles to find her purpose – and somewhere to belong. After years at boarding school, her path leads her to the mysterious Thornfield Hall, where she takes a position as a governess.

There, she meets the dark and enigmatic Mr. Rochester, and what begins as a curious acquaintanceship soon blossoms into a love charged with passion and peril. But Thornfield and its brooding master hide deep secrets that will divide her loyalty and place Jane in an impossible position. Will she surrender, or will she be true to herself, no matter the cost?

Examples of changes made include:

• Simplification of sentence structure
• Updating or providing context for obsolete words
• Translation of foreign-language passages
• Replacing advanced vocabulary with simpler words

Readers who may benefit from this version of the novel include:

• Teenage readers
• Students with learning disabilities
• English as a Second Language (ESL) or English Language Learners (ELL) readers
• Adult literacy learners
• Educators
• Casual readers