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)
Patrick Brontë was an Irish Anglican clergyman and author who spent most of his adult life in England. One of ten children from a very poor family, he managed to secure a scholarship to study theology
Brontë, c. 1860
Ruins of the cottage in which Brontë was born in Imdel, County Down
Memorial plaque to Patrick Brontë at Dewsbury Minster in West Yorkshire