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Adèle Varens: character portrait from Jane Eyre: An Autobiography (Brontë, Charlotte)

A character in Jane Eyre: An Autobiography

Adèle Varens

Jane Eyre: An Autobiography by Brontë, Charlotte

The lively French child, ward of Rochester and daughter of an opera-dancer, whom Jane is engaged to tutor at Thornfield.

Also known as: Adèle, Adela Varens

Inside the story

Meet Adèle Varens

Adèle Varens is a lively French child living at Thornfield as Edward Rochester’s ward. The daughter of an opera dancer, she is placed in Jane Eyre’s care, and Jane is engaged to teach and supervise her in the household.

On the page

A small, pretty French girl of about seven or eight, with a pale delicate face and long light-brown curling ringlets, fond of frilled, dainty dresses.

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