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World Book Club travels back to Victorian England to discuss Charlotte Bronte's captivating and enduring tale, Jane Eyre.

Writer Tracy Chevalier and biographer Claire Harman join Harriett Gilbert in a packed 麻豆社 radio theatre in London.

The novel traces the fortunes of a young orphaned girl searching for a sense of belonging and identity in a hostile world, plagued by both gender and social inequality.

Weaving together the sweeping romance between Jane and Mr Rochester, a social commentary on 19th century England and set against the eerie Gothic backdrop of imposing mansions and wild moorland, Charlotte Bronte produced one of the world's most-loved and timeless tales.

First broadcast on the 麻豆社 World Service in May 2016.