In 1839 she became a governess to various families in Yorkshire, a career she had until 1841. Charlotte returned as a teacher from 1835 to 1838. In 1833 she wrote her novella The Green Dwarf under the name of Wellesley. There she met her lifelong friends, Ellen Nussey and Mary Taylor. Charlotte and Branwell wrote Byronic stories about their country - Angria - Emily and Anne wrote articles and poems about theirs Gondal.Ĭharlotte went to school at Roe Head, Mirfield, from 1831 to 1832. They died of tuberculosis in June 1825 soon after their father took them from the school on 1 June.Īt home in Haworth Parsonage, Charlotte and the other living children ( Branwell, Emily and Anne) began writing about the lives and struggles of the dwellers of their imaginary kingdoms. She thought it led to the early deaths of her two elder sisters, Maria (born 1814) and Elizabeth (born 1815). The poor conditions of the school permanently affected Charlotte's health according to her. The sisters were Emily, Maria and Elizabeth.

She described it as Lowood School in her novel Jane Eyre. In August 1824, Charlotte was sent with three of her sisters to the Clergy Daughters' School at Cowan Bridge in Lancashire. She left her five daughters and a son to be looked after by her sister Elizabeth Branwell.

Maria Branwell Brontë died of cancer on 15 September 1821. Patrick had been appointed Perpetual Curate there. In April 1821, the family moved a few miles to Haworth. She lived longer than her sisters, but she was only 38 when she died in pregnancy.Ĭharlotte Brontë was the third child of Patrick Brontë (formerly 'Patrick Brunty'), an Irish Anglican clergyman, and his wife, Maria née Branwell.

She later wrote the books Shirley (1849) and Villette (1853). Jane Eyre was a strong story of a plain, brave, clever woman struggling with her passions, reasons, and social condition. She is famous for her novel Jane Eyre (1847), which was very popular when it was printed. Her first novel, The Professor, was rejected by many publishers. In 1846, Charlotte encouraged her sisters to print Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell. She first published her works, including Jane Eyre, under the pseudonym (false name) of Currer Bell.

Charlotte Brontë (21 April 1816 – 31 March 1855) was an English novelist and poet.

The Professor by Charlotte Brontë