Charlotte Brontë
Published on Nov 22, 2015
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CHARLOTTE BRONTË WAS BORN ON APRIL 21, 1861.
SHE WAS BORN IN THORNTON, YORKSHIRE, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
SHE WAS BORN TO IRISH ANGLICAN CLERGYMAN PATRICK BRONTË AND HIS WIFE MARIA.
SHE WAS THE THIRD IF SIX KIDS-5 DAUGHTERS AND ONE SON.
IN 1820, HER FAMILY MOVED TO HAWORTH. THE NEXT YEAR, HER MOTHER DIED. IN 1824
THE 4 OLDEST DAUGHTERS ATTENDED THE CLERGY DAUGHTER'S SCHOOL.
THE NEXT YEAR,THE TWO OLDEST DAUGHTERS GOT SICK,LEFT THE SCHOOL,AND DIED.IN
1831,SHE ENROLLED AT THE ROE HEAD SCHOOL,BUT LEFT TO TEACH AT HOME
SHE THEN RETURNED TO THE SCHOOL AS A GOVERNESS, TEACHING TWO SISTERS, BUT LEFT.
FROM 1839 TO 1841, SHE WAS GOVERNESS FOR TWO FAMILIES.
IN 1844, THE BRONTE SISTERS TRIED TO START A SCHOOL, BUT FAILED. THEY THEN
PUBLISHED POEMS UNDER THE PSEUDONYMS CURRER, ELLIS, AND ACTON BELL
IN 1847 SHE ALSO WROTE "JANE EYRE" UNDER THE SAME PSEUDONYM.
IN 1848, THE SISTERS TOLD THEIR IDENTITIES TO THE PUBLISHERS IN LONDON
IN 1848, HER ALCOHOLIC/DRUG ADDICT BROTHER DIED.
HER SISTER EMILY DIED SHORTLY THEREAFTER, AND ANN DIED THE NEXT YEAR.
IN 1852, A.B. NICHOLLS PROPOSED TO CHARLOTTE, BUT HER FATHER OBJECTED AND SHE
REFUSED.BY 1854,HE CHANGED HIS MIND AND THEY BECAME ENGAGED.
IN 1854 SHE WAS EXPECTING A CHILD, BUT SHE CAUGHT PNEUMONIA.
ON MARCH 31, 1855, SHE WAS KILLED, POSSIBLY OF DEHYDRATION.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
- "Charlotte Brontë: An Overview." Charlotte Brontë: An Overview. 24 Feb. 2014
- "Charlotte Brontë." Goodreads. 25 Feb. 2014
