Charlotte Brontë

British novelist and poet (1816-1855)

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Lived 1816–1855, aged 39

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1816–1855
Aged 39

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Wrote Jane Eyre under a man's name and it became an instant classic. Charlotte Brontë turned Victorian gothic romance into literary heavyweight territory, with her moody heroine outmaneuvering every expectation of what a female protagonist could do.

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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 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 of English literature.

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