How dare I, Mrs. Reed? How dare I? Because it is the truth. · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: How dare I, Mrs. Reed? How dare I? Because it is the truth.
Period: 1850-1900;
Geographic: Europe; England; United Kingdom; Britain
Description: Here we see a young Jane Eyre addressing her aunt, Mrs. Reed. Before Jane left to go to Lowood School, she yelled at Mrs. Reed for her neglect for the past ten years. Mrs. Reed was shocked at Jane’s insolence, but Jane continued her rant. Jane left the next day without speaking to her. Jane did not speak to Mrs. Reed until eight years later when Mrs. Reed was dying and asked Jane to come.
Image Creator: Frederick Henry Townsend (engraver)
Type: StillImage; woodcut
Identifier: mta:24757
Language: eng
Source Name: Jane Eyre; An Autobiography
Parent Collection: "Jane Eyre; An Autobiography" by Charlotte Brontë. Woodcuts by Frederick Henry Townsend (1897); "Jane Eyre; An Autobiography" by Charlotte Brontë. Woodcuts by Frederick Henry Townsend (1897)
Image: mta_24757_OBJ.png
Collection: Jane Eyre
Subject: Schools; Fiction; Aunts in literature; Aunts; Fiction; fictional works; Fictitious characters; Brontë family