The Brontë sisters were three writers: Charlotte (1816–1855), Emily (1818–1848), and Anne (1820–1849). They were part of a family with six children, raised by their father, an Angl... The Brontë sisters were three writers: Charlotte (1816–1855), Emily (1818–1848), and Anne (1820–1849). They were part of a family with six children, raised by their father, an Anglican clergyman of Irish background, and their mother died in 1821. They lived mostly in isolation in Haworth, a village in northern England. Their aunt Elizabeth Branwell took care of them. In 1824, they went to a school with very poor conditions, but came home in 1825 and taught themselves by reading books from their father’s library. To express their thoughts and feelings, they started writing stories about imaginary places. After studying at Roe Head school, they worked as governesses. In 1842, Charlotte and Emily went to Brussels to study, and they stopped working when their aunt died; they had enough money to stop working. In 1846, they published a book of poetry using fake male names because they worried people wouldn’t respect them as women writers. In 1847, each sister published a novel: Emily wrote Wuthering Heights, Charlotte wrote Jane Eyre, and Anne wrote Agnes Grey. Sadly, both Emily and Anne died of tuberculosis: Emily in 1848 and Anne in 1849. Charlotte married in 1854 but died the next year, possibly due to complications from pregnancy. Read more