When was Jane Eyre first published under the name of Charlotte Bronte rather than

Chiyo · 10-21-2009, 04:05 AM

Currer Bell? Thanks!

0_____o · 10-24-2009, 04:04 AM

CURRER BELL!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Eyre
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_Bront%C3%AB

Daisy · 10-24-2009, 04:07 AM

I think that it was because during the 1800s women were not really accepted as writers and not many publishers would want to publish their books. Therefore Charlotte Bronte would have decided to adopt the name Currer Bell which is a male, so that it would be easier to get her novel published.