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Charlotte Brontë
1816–1855 · English
About the author
Charlotte Brontë was born in 1816 in Thornton, Yorkshire, the third of six children. After a harsh education at the Clergy Daughters' School (later depicted in Jane Eyre), she worked as a governess and teacher. In 1847, she published Jane Eyre under the pseudonym Currer Bell, a groundbreaking novel that combined Gothic romance with sharp social criticism. Her later novel Villette (1853), based on her experiences in Brussels, is admired for its psychological depth and exploration of loneliness. Brontë's work, along with that of her sisters Emily and Anne, reshaped English literature by giving voice to women's inner lives. She died in 1855 at age 38, leaving a legacy of intense, introspective fiction that continues to influence writers and readers worldwide.
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