Bertha Mason

Bertha Mason, fictional character, the Creole wife of Edward Rochester in Jane Eyre (1847) by Charlotte Brontë and Wide Sargasso Sea (1966) by Jean Rhys.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Kathleen Kuiper.
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Article Title: Bertha Mason
Website Name: Encyclopaedia Britannica
Publisher: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Date Published: 20 December 2015
URL: https://www.britannica.comhttps://www.britannica.com/topic/Bertha-Mason
Access Date: November 25, 2024