1848 in literature
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This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1848.
Young Jane Eyre argues with her guardian, Mrs Reed of Gateshead, illustration by F. H. Townsend
Anne Brontë
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Anne Brontë was an English novelist and poet. A member of the Brontë literary family, she was the younger sister of Charlotte, Emily, and Branwell. Anne is known for her 1847 novel Agnes Grey and for
1848 in literature
…Alfred de Musset is dismissed as librarian of the Ministry of the Interior under the French Second Republic. c. June 27 – The second and final novel of Anne Brontë (as Acton Bell), The Tenant of Wildfell Hall is published in London. It sells out in six weeks, requiring a reissue. July – Serial publication of William…
A sketch of Anne by her sister Charlotte, c. 1845
Anne, from a group portrait by her brother Branwell
First page of one of the "little books" produced by the siblings.
Anne Brontë, by Charlotte Brontë, 1834