Brontë and the two eldest children (Maria and Elizabeth) died, leaving the father to care for the remaining three girls-Charlotte, Emily, and Anne-and a boy, Branwell. After serving in several parishes, he moved with his wife, Maria Branwell Brontë, and their six small children to Haworth amid the Yorkshire moors in 1820, having been awarded a rectorship there. Irish-born, he had changed his name from the more commonplace Brunty. Her father was Patrick Brontë (1777–1861), an Anglican clergyman. She later wrote Shirley (1849) and Villette (1853). The novel gave new truthfulness to Victorian fiction.

Arthur Bell Nicholls, pseudonym Currer Bell, (born April 21, 1816, Thornton, Yorkshire, England-died March 31, 1855, Haworth, Yorkshire), English novelist noted for Jane Eyre (1847), a strong narrative of a woman in conflict with her natural desires and social condition. Her experiences there inspired the characters and incidents in Villette.Ĭharlotte Brontë, married name Mrs. In 1842 Charlotte and Emily went to Brussels as pupils to improve their French and acquire some German. Her experiences there, including harsh discipline and terrible food, influenced the portrayal of Lowood Institution in Jane Eyre. In 1824 Charlotte attended Clergy Daughters’ School in Lancashire. SpaceNext50 Britannica presents SpaceNext50, From the race to the Moon to space stewardship, we explore a wide range of subjects that feed our curiosity about space!.Learn about the major environmental problems facing our planet and what can be done about them! Saving Earth Britannica Presents Earth’s To-Do List for the 21st Century.100 Women Britannica celebrates the centennial of the Nineteenth Amendment, highlighting suffragists and history-making politicians.COVID-19 Portal While this global health crisis continues to evolve, it can be useful to look to past pandemics to better understand how to respond today.Student Portal Britannica is the ultimate student resource for key school subjects like history, government, literature, and more.This Time in History In these videos, find out what happened this month (or any month!) in history.#WTFact Videos In #WTFact Britannica shares some of the most bizarre facts we can find.

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Shirley by Charlotte Brontë