A character in Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
The Gateshead nursemaid who shows Jane occasional kindness in childhood and later reappears married.
Also known as: Bessie, Bessie Lee
Inside the story
Bessie Leaven is the nursemaid at Gateshead, where the orphaned Jane Eyre is raised among her aunt’s family. Though part of the household that disciplines and confines Jane, Bessie sometimes offers her comfort, attention, and a kinder voice.
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