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In Charlotte Brontë's "Jane Eyre" (1847), Edward Rochester describes "a string" connecting him to Jane Eyre. Was Brontë inspired by the Red Thread of Fate legend from Chinese mythology, in which two people connected by the red thread are destined lovers, regardless of place, time, or circumstances?

by /u/Obversa in /r/AskHistorians

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