In 1847 she began Jayne Eyre which was immediately accepted by the public and critics the same. She went on to write her third novel Villette in 1851. Just a few years later she married Reverend Arthur Bell Nicholls despite the refusal of her father and his objection to attend the wedding. Because of the difficulties of an early birth coupled with her sickness of tuberculosis on March 31, 1855 at the age of 39 Charlotte died- (Snodgrass, Cliff Notes). .
"Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre is a story based on an orphan who lost both her mother and father to disease; she is left in the care of her of Mrs. Reed, her cruel and vindictive benefactress. Feeling that she could no longer keep her unwanted charge in the house, Mrs. Reed makes arrangements for Jane's admission to Lowood where Jane finds that her life is far from idyllic. The school's headmaster is Mr. Brocklehurst, a cruel, hypocritical, and abusive man. Brocklehurst preaches a doctrine of poverty and privation to his students while using the school's funds to provide a wealthy and opulent lifestyle for his own family. At Lowood, Jane befriends a young girl named Helen Burns, whose strong; martyr like attitude toward the school's miseries is both helpful and displeasing to Jane; after massive typhus epidemic sweeps Lowood Helen dies of consumption. The epidemic also results in the departure of Mr. Brocklehurst by attracting attention to the insalubrious conditions at Lowood. Jane's life improves dramatically and she spends eight more years at Lowood, six as a student and two as a teacher. Jane eventually accepted a governess position at a manor called Thornfield, where she teaches a lively French girl named Adéle. Jane's employer at Thornfield is a dark, impassioned man named Rochester, with whom Jane finds herself falling secretly in love. Jane sinks into deep misery when Rochester brings home a beautiful but vicious woman named Blanche Ingram.
