Anne Bronte

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Anne Bronte (January 17, 1820 - May 28, 1849) was an English writer and poet. She is most famous for writing Agnes Grey (1847) and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (1848).

Anne was born on January 17, 1820 in Thornton, Yorkshire, England. She was the daughter of Patrick and Marie Bronte and the youngest of their six children. She was taught at her family's home in Haworth by her sister, Charlotte. She worked as a governess in 1839 and then again between 1841 and 1845.

In 1846 Anne contributed 21 poems to Poems by Currer, Ellis and Acton Bell. This was a joint work with her sisters, Charlotte and Emily. Agnes Grey was published in 1847 in three volumes with Wuthering Heights, a book written by her sister Emily. The Tenant of Wildfell Hall was published in 1848 and sold well.

Anne Bronte died on May 28, 1849 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England of tuberculosis.

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The sisters of Anne Bronte:

The books of Anne Bronte:

  • Poems by Currer, Ellis and Acton Bell (1846)
  • Agnes Grey (1847)
  • The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (1848)