257: Anne Brontë
Author Known for Being One of the Brontë Sisters
Born: 17 January 1820, Thornton, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Died: 28 May 1849, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Originally Published Under the Name: Acton Bell
Anne was a poet and novelist alongside two of her sisters (Charlotte and Emily) and would contribute twenty-one poems to their joint work Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell.
Anne’s two novels are Agnes Grey and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall.
She worked as a governess for several years before publishing her novels.
Anne died from tuberculosis.
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