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    Anne, Emily and Charlotte Brontë, by their brother Branwell (c. 1834).He painted himself among his sisters, but later removed his image so as not to clutter the picture. National Portrait Gallery, London Branwell Brontë, self-portrait, 1840. The Brontës (/ ˈ b r ɒ n t i z /) were a nineteenth-century literary family, born in the village of Thornton and later associated with the village of ...
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    Oct 26, 2023The Brontë sisters, namely Charlotte, Emily, and Anne Brontë, were three of the most influential women writers of the 19th century. Born in the early 1800s in Yorkshire, England, they overcame personal tragedy and societal limitations to pen some of the most enduring novels in English literature.
  4. literaryladiesguide.com

    The three Brontë sisters all cherished literary ambitions from an early age, and despite lives that were cut short by illness, secured a prominent place in the English literary canon. The children of Maria Branwell Brontë and Reverend Patrick Brontë, the sisters were born in the West Yorkshire village of Thornton, England. ...
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    Explore where the Brontë sisters penned some of English literature's most celebrated novels; In autumn 1845, Charlotte found some of Emily's poems and read them, uninvited. Emily was enraged by the intrusion, but the incident gave head-strong Charlotte an idea - if the sisters could gather a collection of poems, they might be able to ...
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    Learn about the lives and works of Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë, the three sisters who became literary geniuses despite their harsh childhood and limited opportunities. Discover how they created novels like Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights, and how they faced challenges such as poverty, illness and social norms.
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    Emily Jane Brontë (/ ˈ b r ɒ n t i /, commonly /-t eɪ /; [2] 30 July 1818 - 19 December 1848) [3] was an English novelist and poet who is best known for her only novel, Wuthering Heights, now considered a classic of English literature.She also published a book of poetry with her sisters Charlotte and Anne titled Poems by Currer, Ellis and Acton Bell with her own poems finding regard as ...
  8. brontefamily.org

    All of the Bronte sisters had contributed poems to a collection of poetry, entitled Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell (1846). Currer, Ellis and Acton were the aliases assumed by Charlotte, Emily, and Anne Bronte. The sisters lived in such times that women were not always given a fair chance in the business world. Therefore, they assumed ...
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    The Brontës were a nineteenth-century literary family, born in the village of Thornton and later associated with the village of Haworth in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England. The sisters, Charlotte, Emily and Anne, are well-known poets and novelists. Like many contemporary female writers, they published their poems and novels under male pseudonyms: Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell. Their stories attracted attention for their passion and originality immediately following their publication. Charlotte's Jane Eyre was the first to know success, while Emily's Wuthering Heights, Anne's The Tenant of Wildfell Hall and other works were accepted as masterpieces of literature after their deaths. The first Brontë children to be born to rector Patrick Brontë and his wife Maria were Maria and Elizabeth, who both died at young ages due to disease. Charlotte, Emily and Anne were then born within approximately four years. Wikipedia

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