Villette. Charlotte Bronte
Coradella Collegiate Bookshelf Editions. Villette. Charlotte Bronte. Open Contents Purchase the entire Coradella Collegiate Bookshelf on CD at http://collegebookshelf.net Purchase the entire Coradella Collegiate Bookshelf on CD at Charlotte Bronte. Villette. http://collegebookshelf.net About the author In 1835, Charlotte returned to her former school to work as a teacher, a career in which she continued, on and off, for several years. In 1846, she and her two younger sisters, Anne and Emily published a joint collection of poetry, under male pseudonyms, Charlotte going by the name of Currer Bell. Branwell, the only son of the family, Emily and Anne all died within a few months of one another, of tuberculosis ("con- sumption") - exacerbated, in Branwell's case, by heavy drink- ing and a debauched lifestyle. Charlotte and her father were Charlotte Brontë (April now left alone. In view of the enormous success of Jane Eyre, 21, 1816 - March 31, 1855) Charlotte was persuaded by her publisher to come to Lon- was a British author. don, where she revealed her true identity and began to move in a more exalted social circle. Charlotte Brontë In 1854, Charlotte married Arthur Bell Nicholls, a cu- Brontë was born at Thornton, in Yorkshire, England, rate. She died during her pregnancy and was interred in The the eldest surviving daughter of a clergyman, Patrick Brontë Church of St. Michael and All Angels, Haworth, West York- (who had changed his surname from Brunty or Prunty). In shire, England. 1820, the family moved to the now world-famous rectory at Haworth, where the children created their own fantasy world which would inspire them to take up writing.
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