The following is my selective retyping of this essay found in the back of the Norton Critical edition of Jane Eyre. Jane Eyre is a

Character list The breadshop clerk  Hannah- housekeeper at the Rivers’ place.  Diana Rivers- St John’s sister, she is handsome and intelligent. She loves to share her knowledge

Thornfield- arrival CharactersJohn, the driver- takes Jane from the George Inn in Millcote to Thornfield.  Leah- a maid-servant.  Mrs Fairfax– a neat, elderly widow, and manager/housekeeper of Thornfield. 

The Penguin Classics intro to Jane Eyre was written by Dr Stevie Davies. Much of the following text is simply copying, or slightly paraphrasing Davies.

This is supposed to be a prequel to Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre, describing the background of Mr Rochester’s first marriage to the mad woman, Bertha. Wikipedia calls