Knowra Anne Brontë Anne Brontë Anne Brontë (1820–1849) was an English novelist and poet, the youngest Brontë sister. Her novels Agnes Grey and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall examine women's work, marriage, and moral independence.
Brontë family : An English literary family whose siblings Charlotte, Emily, and Anne Brontë became novelists and poets. Anne's childhood and literary life unfolded within this Yorkshire family.
Agnes Grey : Anne Brontë's 1847 novel about a clergyman's daughter who works as a governess in two households. It draws on Anne's own employment and scrutinizes the treatment of governesses.
Charlotte Brontë : An English novelist and poet, Anne Brontë's eldest sister and the author of Jane Eyre . Charlotte's editorial decisions and posthumous account influenced how Anne's work circulated.
Haworth : A village in West Yorkshire, England, associated with the Brontë family and their literary work. Anne grew up in the parsonage at Haworth and returned there between jobs.
The Quarterly Review : A British literary and political periodical founded in 1809. Its hostile review of Wildfell Hall helped record contemporary resistance to the novel.
Victorian literature : Literature produced during the reign of Queen Victoria, from 1837 to 1901. Anne's novels appeared early in the period and addressed its social debates.
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall : Anne Brontë's 1848 novel about Helen Huntingdon's escape from an abusive marriage. Its account of marital abuse and a woman's independent life became her most controversial novel.
Emily Brontë : An English novelist and poet, Anne Brontë's sister and the author of Wuthering Heights . The sisters shared a literary household and initially published under related pseudonyms.
Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell : A poetry collection published in 1846 by Charlotte, Emily, and Anne Brontë under pseudonyms. It was Anne's first book, issued with poems by her sisters.
Victorian marriage : Marriage as a social and legal institution in Britain during the Victorian era. Anne's fiction challenged ideals that could leave wives subject to husbands' authority.
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