Jane Eyre (dramatic reading): Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Jane Eyre (dramatic reading), credited to Charlotte Bronte, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre is a masterpiece of romance and hardship, penned by beloved author Charlotte Brontë. From a childhood spent as a dependent relation amongst cruel relatives and then as a student at a spirit-crushing charity school, Jane grows to become a remarkable woman: poor and plain in an era that viewed women as little more than ornaments, she believes in her own worth and craves independence and adventure. She becomes governess to a little girl at Thornfield Hall and falls in love with the brooding, Byronic master, Mr. Rochester: a man who hides a terrible secret in Thornfield’s attic. A favorite of readers everywhere since its publication in 1847, Brontë’s novel is one of the most enduring classics of all time. (Summary by Elizabeth Barr) Cast Narrator/Charlotte Bronte/Louisa Eshton: Eden Rea-Hedrick Jane Eyre: Elizabeth Barr Young Jane/Mrs. Dent/Bread Shop Woman: Arielle Lipshaw Mrs. Reed: Kristingj John Reed/Mr. Lloyd/Robert/John/Mr. Mason: Jared Hess Eliza Reed: Thisbe Georgiana Reed: Diana Majlinger Bessie: Verity Kendall Abbot: Julia Niedermaier Sarah/Helen Burns: April Gonzales First Class Lowood Girl/Hannah: Libby Gohn Cumberland Girl/Sam/Dr. Carter/Footman/Housekeeper: C F de Rosset Mr. Brocklehurst: Anthony Miss Temple/Lowton Postmistress/Charwoman/Mrs. Eshton/Diana Rivers: Elizabeth Klett Miss Miller: Jeannie Tirado Miss Scatcherd/Lowood Nurse/Barbara/Lady Ingram/Cottage Girl: Charlotte Duckett Miss Smith/Lady Lynn: Anna Simon Lowood Servant/House Woman: KateC Miss Brocklehurst/Amy Eshton/Porter's Wife: Victoria Martin Mr. Rochester: Algy Pug Mrs. Fairfax/Coach Guard/Host: Caprisha Page Leah/Rosamund Oliver: Susanna Mary: Novella Serena Grace Poole: Beth Thomas Adele: Tiffany Halla Colonna Sophie: Nadine Eckert-Boulet Blanche Ingram: Amanda Friday Lord Ingram: andrelt Mary Ingram/Mary Rivers: Grace Garrett Colonel Dent/Mr. Wood/Coachman/Waiter/Ostler: Todd Frederick Lynn: Ethan Hardman Henry Lynn: John Trevithick Mr. Eshton: Oxenhandler Mr. Briggs: Ken Garrett St. John Rivers: Aidan Brack Cottage Mother: Sally Mc Audio edited by Elizabeth Barr and Elizabeth Klett

Recording facts

• Recording title: Jane Eyre (dramatic reading)
• Author credits: Charlotte Bronte
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 39
• Listed recording duration: 19:42:53

Catalogue topics

• audio
• bronte
• governess
• love story
• bildungsroman
• madwoman
• mystery
• orphan

Opening tracks: first 24 of 39

1. 00 - Preface/Dramatis Personae — 8:54
2. 01 - Chapter 01 — 12:03
3. 02 - Chapter 02 — 17:41
4. 03 - Chapter 03 — 20:16
5. 04 - Chapter 04 — 35:04
6. 05 - Chapter 05 — 30:29
7. 06 - Chapter 06 — 17:34
8. 07 - Chapter 07 — 21:46
9. 08 - Chapter 08 — 17:57
10. 09 - Chapter 09 — 19:22
11. 10 - Chapter 10 — 26:07
12. 11 - Chapter 11 — 39:02
13. 12 - Chapter 12 — 26:06
14. 13 - Chapter 13 — 25:54
15. 14 - Chapter 14 — 32:05
16. 15 - Chapter 15 — 32:47
17. 16 - Chapter 16 — 22:36
18. 17 - Chapter 17 — 49:08
19. 18 - Chapter 18 — 35:56
20. 19 - Chapter 19 — 24:19
21. 20 - Chapter 20 — 37:05
22. 21 - Chapter 21 — 50:56
23. 22 - Chapter 22 — 18:00
24. 23 - Chapter 23 — 26:04

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