Victorian
Charlotte Brontë
1816 – 1855
British novelist and poet (1816-1855)
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
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- Gothic
About
Charlotte Nicholls, commonly known by her maiden name Charlotte Brontë, was an English novelist and poet, and was the elder sister of Emily, Anne and Branwell Brontë. She is best known for her novel Jane Eyre, which was first published under the pseudonym Currer Bell. Jane Eyre was a great success on publication, and has since been acknowledged as a classic of English literature.
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