Jane Eyre /ˌdʒeɪn ˈeəʳ/ BrE AmE
( 1847) a book by Charlotte ↑ Brontë about a young woman called Jane Eyre who becomes a ↑ governess and agrees to marry her employer, Mr Rochester, not knowing that he already has a wife who is mentally ill and kept locked in the ↑ attic (=a room under the roof) of the house. Jane Eyre is still a very popular book and has been made into several films and plays.