Title heroine who says "I am no bird; and no net ensnares me; I am a free human being with an independent will; which I now exert to leave you" Crossword Clue

• Brontë's "Jane ___"

  New York Times · Monday, August 17, 2026 · 4 letters

• Literary heroine who says "I would always rather be happy than dignified"

  New York Times · Thursday, July 16, 2026 · 4 letters

• Literary Jane

  New York Times · Tuesday, June 23, 2026 · 4 letters

• Brontë heroine

  New York Times · Tuesday, May 12, 2026 · 4 letters

• Jane of Brit Lit

  New York Times · Monday, April 6, 2026 · 4 letters

• Fictional lover of Rochester

  New York Times · Thursday, January 8, 2026 · 4 letters

• Governess of Thornfield Hall

  New York Times · Friday, November 21, 2025 · 4 letters

• Literary heroine who described herself as "poor, obscure, plain and little"

  New York Times · Friday, September 12, 2025 · 4 letters

• Jane who says "Laws and principles are not for the times when there is no temptation"

  New York Times · Saturday, July 12, 2025 · 4 letters

• Orphan of Brit lit

  New York Times · Saturday, March 8, 2025 · 4 letters

More clues from this crossword

• 27-Across Raise
• 28-Across Popular vacation spot
• 28-Down "I'll let that ___ …"
• 29-Down Not to be repeated
• 30-Down Seeking comment?
• 32-Across Talks up
• 32-Down Stir-fry protein option
• 33-Across It's not worth what it seems
• 33-Down This, too, shall pass
• 34-Across Kick out
• 35-Across Roughly 62% of its claimed territory is in Antarctica
• 35-Down Squeeze