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Which came first: Jane Eyre or Swan Lake?

Jane Eyre came first, in 1847 (published). Swan Lake followed 30 years later, in 1877 (premiered).

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  1. First1847

    Jane Eyre

    book · published

    Charlotte Brontë published Jane Eyre in 1847 under the name Currer Bell.

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  2. Second1877

    Swan Lake

    music · premiered

    Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake was poorly received at its premiere in Moscow in 1877.

    Checked against Wikipedia and Wikidata

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Years from Wikidata, each checked against the item’s English Wikipedia article on 2026-10-18. A year stands for what its label says: a founding, a first patent, a premiere.