Charlotte Brontë




Charlotte Brontë

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born April 21, 1816
died March 31, 1855
gender female
place of birth Thornton, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

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Charlotte Brontë (pronounced /ˈbrɒntɪ/) (April 21, 1816 – March 31, 1855) was a British novelist, the eldest out of the three famous Brontë sisters whose novels have become standards of English literature.

Charlotte Brontë was born in Thornton, Yorkshire, England, the third of six children, to Patrick Brontë (formerly "Patrick Brunty"), an Irish Anglican clergyman, and his wife, Maria Branwell. In April 1820 the family moved a few miles to Haworth, where Patrick had been appointed Perpetual Curate. Maria Branwell Brontë died of cancer on 15 September 1821, leaving five daughters and a son to the care of her sister Elizabeth Branwell. In August 1824, Charlotte was sent with three of her sisters; Emily, Maria, and Eliza...more

books by Charlotte Brontë

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avg rating: 4.07 | 38452 ratings | 84 distinct works
Jane Eyre Jane Eyre (Paperback)
by Charlotte Brontë
avg rating 4.11 — 28677 ratings — published 1847
468 editions
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Villette Villette (Modern Library Classics)
by Charlotte Brontë, Ignes Sodre
avg rating 3.76 — 1152 ratings — published 1853
73 editions
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Shirley Shirley (Penguin Classics)
by Charlotte Brontë
avg rating 3.53 — 409 ratings — published 1849
39 editions
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The Professor The Professor (Hardcover)
by Charlotte Brontë
avg rating 3.33 — 214 ratings — published 1857
55 editions
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Wuthering Heights ; Agnès Gre... Wuthering Heights ; Agnès Grey ; Villette (Broché)
by Emily Brontë, Anne Brontë, Charlotte Brontë
avg rating 3.88 — 117 ratings — published 2004
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Emma Emma (Mass Market Paperback)
by Charlotte Brontë
avg rating 3.69 — 77 ratings — published 1983
4 editions
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The Penguin Bronte Sisters: Ja... The Penguin Bronte Sisters: Jane Eyre; Wuthering Heights; The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (Paperback)
by Anne Brontë, Emily Brontë
avg rating 0.00 — 0 ratings — published 1994
10 editions
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Bronte Sisters : Wuthering Hei... Bronte Sisters : Wuthering Heights & Jane Eyre (Leather Bound)
by Emily Brontë, Charlotte Brontë
avg rating 4.56 — 32 ratings — published 1983
2 editions
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Charlotte & Emily Bronte: The ... Charlotte & Emily Bronte: The Complete Novels, Deluxe Edition (Literary Classics)
by Charlotte Brontë, Emily Brontë
avg rating 4.11 — 28 ratings — published 1995
5 editions
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The Juvenilia of Jane Austen a... The Juvenilia of Jane Austen and Charlotte Bronte (Penguin Classics)
by Jane Austen, Charlotte Brontë
avg rating 3.67 — 30 ratings — published 1986
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quotes by Charlotte Brontë

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"I am no bird; and no net ensnares me; I am a free human being with an independent will."
Charlotte Brontë
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"Life appears to me too short to be spent in nursing animosity or registering wrongs"
Charlotte Brontë
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"But life is a battle: may we all be enabled to fight it well!"
Charlotte Brontë (The Letters of Charlotte Bronte)
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