《简?爱》是“书虫?牛津英语文学名著简写本”中的一本，是英国作家夏洛蒂?勃朗特于1847年发表的长篇小说。该小说以简?爱的成长历程为主线，描绘了她对自我和真爱的追求，展现了她不安于现状，独立自主，自尊自强，勇敢坚韧的品质。小说发表之初在英国文坛引起轰动，被认为是一部具有浓厚浪漫主义色彩的现实主义小说，也是一部带有自传色彩的作品，是夏洛蒂?勃朗特“诗意的生平写照”。《简?爱》被英国小说家萨克雷赞誉为“一位伟大天才的杰作”。

PART I A child at Gateshead 1 The red room 3 2 Leaving Gateshead 15 PART II A girl at Lowood 3 My first impressions of school 27 4 Making a friend 35 5 Mr Brocklehurst’s visit and its results 41 6 Learning to like school 50 PART III A governess at Thornfield 7 Thornfield and Mr Rochester 57 8 Getting to know Mr Rochester 65 9 Mr Rochester’s past 75 10 The mystery of Grace Poole 82 11 The Thornfield house-party 88 12 The gipsy woman 97 13 The stranger is attacked 104 14 Trouble at Gateshead 112 15 The future Mrs Rochester 120 16 Preparing for the wedding 129 17 The wedding day 136 18 Mr Rochester’s explanation 143 PART IV A woman at Moor House 19 Finding shelter 157 20 A new home 162 21 Mr Rivers’ sacrifice 168 22 Sudden wealth 176 23 A voice from the past 184 PART V A wife at Ferndean Manor 24 Returning to Thornfield 195 25 Finding Mr Rochester again 198 ACTIVITIES 206