Currer bell biography
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Charlotte Brontë
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Who Was Charlotte Brontë?
Charlotte Brontë worked as a teacher and governess before collaborating on a book of poetry with her two sisters, Emily and Anne, who were writers as well. In , Brontë published the semi-autobiographical novel Jane Eyre, which was a hit and would become a literary classic. Her other novels included Shirley and Villette. She died on March 31, , in Haworth, Yorkshire, England.
Early Life
Brontë was born on April 21, , in Thornton, Yorkshire, England. Said to be the most dominant and ambitious of the Brontës, Charlotte was raised in a strict Anglican home by her clergyman father and a religious aunt after her mother and two eldest siblings died. She and her sister Emily attended the Clergy Daughter's School at Cowan Bridge but were largely educated at home. Though she tried to earn a living as both a governess and a teacher, Brontë missed her sisters and eventually returned home.
'Jane Eyre'
A writer all her life, Brontë pu
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When the Bell brothers published their book of poetry &#;Poems by Currer, Ellis and Acton Bell&#; in it seemed to be an act of little significance, reportedly selling just two copies (although one of this duo of readers was so impressed that he wrote to the publisher, Aylott & Jones, for the Bell&#;s autographs). Of course, we know now this was an act of incredible significance as it was actually the first book to reach print by the Brontë sisters (and, on a side note, every copy was eventually sold). The poetry is important of course, but the names are important too &#; so let&#;s look at why the names of Currer, Ellis and Acton Bell were chosen &#; for behind the names lie very touching tales of the sisters and what they cherished the most.
All of the Brontë sisters were shy, to a lesser or greater degree, possibly as a result of the relative seclusion they were brought up in after the death of their mother Maria, thriving in their own company rather than in that of others. E
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The use of pseudonyms bygd the Brontë sisters fryst vatten perhaps one of the best known examples of the use of pen names in English literature. This brev focusses on Charlotte Brontë (), whose novel ‘Jane Eyre’ was published years ago in October It was Charlotte who persuaded her sisters to submit their writing for publication and was most active in protecting their reputations.
Emily and Anne Brontë insisted upon using pseudonyms. The siblings took the surname ‘Bell’ and chose forenames which started with the same letter as their own forenames (Charlotte = Currer, Emily = Ellis, Anne = Acton). Although all three sisters wrote novels individually, their first publication was a collection of poems to which they all contributed.
‘Poems’ bygd Currer, Ellis and Acton Bell was published for the sisters at their own expense by Aylott & Jones in As C. Brontë, Charlotte had made the publication arrangemang by letter, pretending to act as an intermediary for the authors.
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