Join us for “Dusting Off the Classics” with facilitator Christopher Proctor. This month's selection is Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë. We will be meeting in the auditorium at the lower level of the library, or you may join us virtually. 

A gothic masterpiece of tempestuous passions and dark secrets, Charlotte Brontë tells the story of orphaned Jane Eyre, who grows up in the home of her heartless aunt, enduring loneliness and cruelty. This troubled childhood strengthens Jane's natural independence and spirit - which prove necessary when she finds employment as a governess to the young ward of Byronic, brooding Mr Rochester. As her feelings for Rochester develop, Jane gradually uncovers Thornfield Hall's terrible secret, forcing her to make a choice. Should she stay with Rochester and live with the consequences, or follow her convictions - even if it means leaving the man she loves? A novel of intense power and intrigue, Jane Eyre dazzled readers with its passionate depiction of a woman's search for equality and freedom.

Christopher Proctor is an academic librarian and faculty member at Indiana University Southeast Library.

Get a copy at the library in the month preceding the discussion, or on OverDrive or Hoopla.