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That chick who wrote ''[[ |
That chick who wrote ''[[Jane Eyre]]''. |
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What? You want more? All right. |
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Charlotte Brontë (1816-1855) was the daughter of an English clergyman. She had two older sisters, Elizabeth and Maria, who died in a typhus outbreak at their private school when she was young. She also had two younger sisters, [[ |
Charlotte Brontë (1816-1855) was the daughter of an English clergyman. She had two older sisters, Elizabeth and Maria, who died in a typhus outbreak at their private school when she was young. She also had two younger sisters, [[Emily Bronte]] and [[Anne Bronte]], and a brother, Branwell. |
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A creative and imaginative girl from a young age, she ended up spending most of her adult life as a governess for rich children, or a teacher at a private school in Brussels. |
A creative and imaginative girl from a young age, she ended up spending most of her adult life as a governess for rich children, or a teacher at a private school in Brussels. |
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Charlotte revealed her identity to the London literary circle, and began to meet with figures such as Elizabeth Gaskell and William Makepeace Thackery. |
Charlotte revealed her identity to the London literary circle, and began to meet with figures such as Elizabeth Gaskell and William Makepeace Thackery. |
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She went on to published ''Shirley'', ''[[ |
She went on to published ''Shirley'', ''[[Villette]]'', and ''The Professor'', and to marry Arthur Bell Nicholls, a colleague of her father who had given her an [[Anguished Declaration of Love]]. Charlotte was pregnant with her first child when, tragically, she died - possibly from tuberculosis, possibly from dehydration and malnourishment as a result of severe morning sickness. |
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One of the most important writers of her time and an early feminist writer makes her [[Short Lived Big Impact]]. |
One of the most important writers of her time and an early feminist writer makes her [[Short Lived Big Impact]]. |
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Reader, a list of her works: |
Reader, a list of her works: |
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* ''Poems by Currer, Acton, and Ellis Bell'' (1846) |
* ''Poems by Currer, Acton, and Ellis Bell'' (1846) |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Jane Eyre]]'' (1847) |
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* ''Shirley'' (1849) |
* ''Shirley'' (1849) |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Villette]]'' (1853) |
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* ''The Professor'' (published posthumously in 1857) |
* ''The Professor'' (published posthumously in 1857) |
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