Pagine1816–1855 · Thornton, Yorkshire, England · also known as Charlotte Bronte, Currer Bell
Charlotte Brontë, the eldest of the three writing Brontë sisters, grew up in the parsonage at Haworth on the Yorkshire moors. Published under the male pen name Currer Bell, Jane Eyre (1847) — the plain, fiercely independent governess who falls for the brooding Mr Rochester — was an instant sensation, told in a passionate first-person voice that was new in English fiction. She followed it with Shirley (1849) and Villette (1853), and died during pregnancy at 38.
Begin with Jane Eyre.
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Charlotte Brontë, the eldest of the three writing Brontë sisters, grew up in the parsonage at Haworth on the Yorkshire moors. Published under the male pen name Currer Bell, Jane Eyre (1847) — the plain, fiercely independent governess who falls for the brooding Mr Rochester — was an instant sensation, told in a passionate first-person voice that was new in English fiction.
Jane Eyre is usually considered Charlotte Brontë’s best-known work, followed by Villette, Shirley.
Most readers start with Jane Eyre.
Both refer to the same writer. Other spellings and names include Charlotte Bronte, Currer Bell.
Yes — 1 of Charlotte Brontë’s books are free to read online in Pagine, the free e-reader and reading tracker.