Listen to a podcast about the characters of Helen Burns, Mrs Reed and Bertha in Charlotte Brontë's novel, Jane Eyre. Listen to the full series on BBC Sounds.

BY JEREMY WALTNER Let’s reach into our bag of words and see what we can find. Engaging. Sure, but we can do better.

Jane Eyre is subtitled ... Jane’s only solace is a kindly teacher and the ethereal student Helen Burns, who possesses Christ-like powers of submission. The death of Helen from typhus points ...