Charlotte Brontë
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Charlotte Nicholls, commonly known by her maiden name Charlotte Brontë, was an English novelist and poet, and was the elder sister of Emily, Anne and Branwell Brontë. She is best known for her novel J
Portrait c. 1834
The Brontë sisters, painted by Branwell Brontë (in order: Anne, Emily and Charlotte)
Plaque on the Centre for Fine Arts, Brussels
Constantin Heger in 1865
Jane Eyre
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Jane Eyre is a novel by the English writer Charlotte Brontë. It was published under her pen name "Currer Bell" on 19 October 1847 by Smith, Elder & Co. of London. The first American edition was publis
Charlotte Brontë
…Brontë (, commonly ), was an English novelist and poet, and was the elder sister of Emily, Anne and Branwell Brontë. She is best known for her novel Jane Eyre, which was first published under the pseudonym Currer Bell. Jane Eyre was a great success on publication, and has since been acknowledged as a classic…
Title page of the first edition, 1847
Young Jane argues with her guardian, Mrs Reed of Gateshead, illustration by F. H. Townsend
St John Rivers admits Jane to Moor House, illustration by F. H. Townsend
The Salutation pub in Hulme, Manchester, where Brontë began to write Jane Eyre; the pub was a lodge in the 1840s.