ISBN Villette book English 314 pages

Charlotte Brontë
was born on 21 April 1816. Her father was curate of Haworth, Yorkshire, and her mother died when she was five years old, leaving five daughters and one son. In 1824 Charlotte, Maria, Elizabeth and Emily were sent to Cowan Bridge, a school for clergymen's daughters, where Maria and Elizabeth both caught tuberculosis and died. The children were taught at home from this point on and together they created vivid fantasy worlds which they explored in their writing. Charlotte worked as a teacher from 1835 to 1838 and then as a governess. In 1846, along with Emily and Anne, Charlotte publishedPoems by Currer, Ellis and Acton Bell.After this Emily wroteWuthering Heights, Anne wroteAgnes Greyand Charlotte wroteThe Professor.WutheringHeightsandAgnes Greywere both published but Charlotte's novel was initially rejected. In 1847Jane Eyrebecame her first published novel and met with immediate success. Between 1848 and 1849 Charlotte lost her remaining siblings: Emily, Branwell and Anne. She publishedShirleyin 1849,Villettein 1853 and in 1854 she married the Rev. Arthur Bell Nicholls. She died the next year, on 31 March 1855.