The Secret Life of Books | Jane Eyre
Based on Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Journalist Bidisha revisits Charlotte Bronte's classic novel after first reading it as a teenager.
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- Type: Analysis
- Channel: BBC Four
- Duration: 29'29''
- Broadcast date: 2014
UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted
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- Literary Resource
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