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  1. The Brontës (/ ˈbrɒntiz /) 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 (18161855), Emily (18181848) and Anne (18201849), are well-known poets and novelists.

  2. May 18, 2016 · In The Brontë Cabinet: Three Lives in Nine Objects, Deborah Lutz explores the childhoods of Charlotte, Emily, Anne, and their siblings through the objects in the Brontë’s family home.

  3. They had two sisters, both of whom died in childhood and a brother, Branwell. Their father, Patrick, was an Anglican clergyman who was appointed as the rector of the village of Haworth, on the...

  4. Emily was the second youngest of six siblings, preceded by Maria, Elizabeth, Charlotte and Branwell. In 1820, Emily's younger sister Anne, the last Brontë child, was born. Shortly thereafter, the family moved eight miles away to Haworth, where Patrick was employed as perpetual curate. [4]

    • Charlotte, Emily, and Anne All Went by Pen Names, and They Were Suspected of Being the Same Person. Charlotte, Emily, and Anne Brontë did not originally publish their works under their own names.
    • The Brontës Changed Their Last Name to Disguise Their Irish Heritage. Brontë sounds like a fancy old English type name, doesn’t it? Well, it isn’t. In fact, the Brontës come from an Irish background, and their surname was originally Brunty.
    • The Brontë Siblings Were Prolific Writers in Their Childhood. Charlotte, Emily, and Anne, along with their brother Branwell, were educated at home for much of their childhoods.
    • The Brontë Siblings Attended a School that Would Later Become the Inspiration for Lowood in Jane Eyre. In September 1824, Charlotte and Emily, along with their sisters Maria and Elizabeth, were sent away to a school for daughters of the clergy in Cowan’s Bridge.
  5. Jul 1, 2021 · The Brontë sisters —Charlotte, Emily, and Anne—each penned classics that are still read today. Three fascinating lives lie behind their published works. Discover who these pioneering women were, and you might even want to read Wuthering Height s again.

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  7. Feb 21, 2022 · The Bronte sisters were the world’s most famous literary family and Haworth Parsonage, now the Brontė Parsonage Museum, was their home from 1820 to 1861. Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontė were the authors of some of the best-loved books in the English language.

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