I have for the first time found what I can truly love—I have found you.

Charlotte Brontë

Jane Eyre: An Autobiography

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Topic

Finding the one Falling in love Love

Speaker

Mr. Rochester

Author

Charlotte Brontë

Source

Jane Eyre: An Autobiography

Medium

Novel

Genre

Coming of age story

Statement Type

Profession of love

Language

English

Time

1847 1840s 19th century

Occupation

Novelist Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Original Citation

Brontë, Charlotte, [published as Currer Bell]. Jane Eyre: An Autobiography. Vol. 2, London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1847, ch. 27.

Current Citation

Brontë, Charlotte. Jane Eyre. Penguin Classics, 2006, ch. 27.

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Topic
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Source
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Genre
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Statement Type
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Time
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