A mysterious attack on Mr. Mason bewilders Jane, and instead of answers Rochester just raises more questions. Charlene and Mike deal with the confusing events and emotions in Jane, while marveling at Charlotte Brontë’s beautiful prose.

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Our theme song is “You Live In My Heart” by Zakhar Valaha.

Audio clips are from the 1973 BBC production of Jane Eyre starring Sorcha Cusack and Michael Jayston.

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We take a break from discussing the novel to share this interview with Michael Jayston - who played Mr. Rochester in the 1973 BBC series.  The episode begins with Charlene remembering how she met her favorite Rochester many years ago and then Michael Jayston shares with us some thoughts about the novel and stories from filming Jane Eyre.  This is a very special episode to the hosts of this podcast and we hope you will enjoy it!

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Our theme song is “You Live In My Heart” by Zakhar Valaha.

Audio clips are from the 1973 BBC production of Jane Eyre starring Sorcha Cusack and Michael Jayston.

Please follow Jane Eyre Files on Twitter and Instagram  @eyreguide

If you’re an “Eyrehead” we would appreciate your telling your friends about our podcast and subscribing through your favorite platform.  Leave us a review and we may feature it on the show!

Jane finally gets to talk to the mysterious Gypsy woman who knows quite a bit about her.  And in the first part of this episode Charlene and Mike disagree on Rochester’s motivations for carrying on his charade. We follow that up with a breakdown of  the three miniseries adaptations that depict this scene.  For a scene that rarely makes it to adaptations, it’s interesting to see how differently the three versions approach it.

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Our theme song is “You Live In My Heart” by Zakhar Valaha.

Audio clips are from the 1973 BBC production of Jane Eyre starring Sorcha Cusack and Michael Jayston.

Please follow Jane Eyre Files on Twitter and Instagram  @eyreguide

If you’re an “Eyrehead” we would appreciate your telling your friends about our podcast and subscribing through your favorite platform.  Leave us a review and we may feature it on the show!

Jane analyzes the interactions between Blanche and Rochester, and more of her own thoughts about Rochester are revealed.  Enter a mysterious stranger and a mysterious gypsy woman, and this chapter is the perfect set up for more intrigue. Mike and Charlene debate how true Jane’s analysis is, and the potential for more secrets and puzzles.

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Our theme song is “You Live In My Heart” by Zakhar Valaha.

Audio clips are from the 1973 BBC production of Jane Eyre starring Sorcha Cusack and Michael Jayston.

Please follow Jane Eyre Files on Twitter and Instagram  @eyreguide

If you’re an “Eyrehead” we would appreciate your telling your friends about our podcast and subscribing through your favorite platform.  Leave us a review and we may feature it on the show!

Rochester has left Thornfield, but soon returns with a party of friends, and a potential love interest in Blanche Ingram.  Jane realizes that she can not stop her feelings for Mr. Rochester, and Charlene and Mike dissect her feelings just as she dissects Rochester’s interactions with his party.

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Our theme song is “You Live In My Heart” by Zakhar Valaha.

Audio clips are from the 1973 BBC production of Jane Eyre starring Sorcha Cusack and Michael Jayston.

Please follow Jane Eyre Files on Twitter and Instagram  @eyreguide

Jane starts acknowledging her feelings for Mr. Rochester, but realizes that her romantic hopes are fanciful notions that she must suppress.  All the while the mystery at Thornfield is kept simmering.  Charlene and Mike explore heartfelt emotions and their mystery solving skills as they discuss Chapter 16 of Jane Eyre.

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Our theme song is “You Live In My Heart” by Zakhar Valaha.

Audio clips are from the 1973 BBC production of Jane Eyre starring Sorcha Cusack and Michael Jayston.

Please follow Jane Eyre Files on Twitter and Instagram  @eyreguide

If you’re an “Eyrehead” we would appreciate your telling your friends about our podcast and subscribing through your favorite platform.  Leave us a review and we may feature it on the show!

Mr. Rochester finally does share the story of Adele's mother with Jane. And Jane starts to realize she may be feeling a certain way about Rochester - right before she saves him from a fire about to engulf his bed.  Romance abounds in this chapter as Mike and Charlene revel in the chemistry between our two protagonists.

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Our theme song is “You Live In My Heart” by Zakhar Valaha.

Audio clips are from the 1973 BBC production of Jane Eyre starring Sorcha Cusack and Michael Jayston.

Please follow Jane Eyre Files on Twitter and Instagram  @eyreguide

If you’re an “Eyrehead” we would appreciate your telling your friends about our podcast and subscribing through your favorite platform.  Leave us a review and we may feature it on the show!

Jane sits down with Mr. Rochester for another revealing (?) conversation that quickly goes into territory she is unfamiliar with.  She may be a little confused, but it does seem like Mr. Rochester knows what he is doing as he attempts to peel back the layers of her personality. Charlene also peels back the layers of the character inspiration for Mr. Rochester and some of Charlotte Brontë’s history.

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Our theme song is “You Live In My Heart” by Zakhar Valaha.

Audio clips are from the 1973 BBC production of Jane Eyre starring Sorcha Cusack and Michael Jayston.

Please follow Jane Eyre Files on Twitter and Instagram  @eyreguide

If you’re an “Eyrehead” we would appreciate your telling your friends about our podcast and subscribing through your favorite platform.  Leave us a review and we may feature it on the show!

Jane and Mr. Rochester have an illuminating conversation that really highlights their growing interest in each other, and their potential romance.  Mike and Charlene discuss why Rochester might be so intriguing to Jane, and why on earth Jane would illustrate so many paintings featuring death and darkness. There is also another celebrity appearance for casting the role of Mr. Rochester…

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Our theme song is “You Live In My Heart” by Zakhar Valaha.

Audio clips are from the 1973 BBC production of Jane Eyre starring Sorcha Cusack and Michael Jayston.

Please follow Jane Eyre Files on Twitter and Instagram  @eyreguide

If you’re an “Eyrehead” we would appreciate your telling your friends about our podcast and subscribing through your favorite platform.  Leave us a review and we may feature it on the show!

While settling into quiet winter months at Thornfield, Jane is a little restless and longs to see more of the world. Enter the Master of Thornfield - a personage very different to all the people she has known before.  Mike and Charlene meet Mr. Rochester along with Jane, and we discuss what this might mean for Jane’s life.

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Our theme song is “You Live In My Heart” by Zakhar Valaha.

Audio clips are from the 1973 BBC production of Jane Eyre starring Sorcha Cusack and Michael Jayston.

Please follow Jane Eyre Files on Twitter and Instagram  @eyreguide

If you’re an “Eyrehead” we would appreciate your telling your friends about our podcast and subscribing through your favorite platform.  Leave us a review and we may feature it on the show!